General Assembly: Press Release

27 May 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3150

SECRETARY-GENERAL REQUESTS $235 MILLION FOR 1997-1998 BUDGETS OF UNOMIL, UNMIBH AND UNPREDEP IN REPORTS TO FIFTH COMMITTEE

19970527 Delegates Seek Information from Secretariat On Submission of 1996-1997 Budget Performance Report

18 April 1997

Press Release
GA/9234

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO INVITE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL SESSION ON AGENDA 21 REVIEW

19970418 Also Appoints Members to Budget Advisory Committee, Internatioal Civil Service Commission

8 April 1997

Press Release
GA/9232

NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT DECLARATION ELEVATES SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM DISCUSSION TO NEW LEVEL, STATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

19970408 Says Declaration Underlines Issues' Complexity; Effort Needed To Redress Imbalance in Present Council

7 April 1997

Press Release
GA/9231/

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS NINE PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

19970407 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9231 issued 3 April, the first sentence on page 11 should read:

The Assembly then adopted the draft resolution on the scale of assessments without a vote.

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3 April 1997

Press Release
GA/9231

31 March 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3141

FIFTH COMMITTEE ASKS EXPERT BODY TO PRESENT EIGHT PROPOSALS FOR SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS AFTER FAILING TO AGREE ON SINGLE SET OF ELEMENTS

19970331 Also Asks Secretary-General to Issue Instructions on Responsibility Of Managers for Proper Use of Human Resources; Suspends Resumed Session

27 March 1997

Press Release
GA/9230

GENERAL ASSEMBLY EXTENDS MINUGUA'S MANDATE UNTIL 31 MARCH 1998

19970327

26 March 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3140

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COSTS OF EXTENDING VERIFICATION MISSION IN GUATEMALA

19970326 Financing of $21 Million Would Be Authorized With General Assembly Extension until 31 March 1998

25 March 1997

Press Release
GA/9229

PRESIDENT IZETBEGOVIC'S BELIEF IN PEACE BASED ON JUSTICE STRESSED BY ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY AWARD CEREMONY

19970325 Says Award Is Recognition of President Izetbegovic's Contribution and Commitment to Peace and Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

24 March 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3139

SECRETARIAT'S PERFORMANCE NOT TO BE AFFECTED BY ABOLITION OF 1,000 POSTS BECAUSE MOST ARE VACANT, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19970324 United States Submits Draft on Scale of Assessments Seeking 20 Per Cent Ceiling Rate