General Assembly: Press Release


GA/SHC/3411
19 September 1997


Press Release
GA/SHC/3411


THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

19970919

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon elected Choe Myong Nam (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Karim Wissa (Egypt) as Vice-Chairmen, and Monica Martinez (Ecuador) as Rapporteur. It also adopted its programme of work for the current session, which is scheduled to conclude on 28 November.

GA/9300
18 September 1997


Press Release
GA/9300


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 158 ITEMS FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA

19970918 Speakers Express Concern over Mechanism To Be Set Up for Proper And Detailed Consideration of Measures and Proposals for United Nations Reform

The General Committee this morning recommended that the fifty-second session of the General Assembly adopt an agenda of 158 items, including their allocation among the six Main Committees.