General Assembly: Press Release

25 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3118

SYSTEM-WIDE 4.1 PER CENT PAY INCREASE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND HIGHER LEVEL STAFF PROPOSED BY ICSC IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19961125 Committee Defers Action On Economic and Social Council Revised Estimates

25 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9173

ASSEMBLY REVIEWS PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM; URGENT NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IS STRESSED

19961125

Delegates Say Efficiency, Not Just Cost-Cutting, Is Main Aim; President Makes Appeal for Victims of Honduras Flood Disaster

The General Assembly met this morning to consider the strengthening of the United Nations system.

22 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3401

APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON CHILDREN WOULD BE RECOMMENDATION OF DRAFT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

19961122 Drafts on Rights of Child, Racial Discrimination, among Five Texts Approved Without Vote by Committee

22 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3400

STATES MUST BE HONEST ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, ACCEPT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN RIGHTS DEBATE

19961122

States must be honest about their human rights situations and be willing to accept constructive criticism from others, such as the Special Rapporteurs on human rights and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to the representative of the Marshall Islands.

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3399

UNITED STATES CITES WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY SEVERAL COUNTRIES, IN CONTINUATION OF THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

19961121 Myanmar, China, Nigeria, Iraq, Among Countries Responding to Allegations of Violations

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/L/3028

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3117

CUTTING OF 1,000 POSTS COULD CURTAIL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME DELIVERY, PRESIDENT OF STAFF UNION TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE

19961121 Debate Continues on Financing of Peace-keeping Missions, Board of Auditors' Reports and Internal Oversight Office

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9172
PI/980

MEDIA 'SHAMED' WORLD COMMUNITY TO ACTION IN GREAT LAKES CRISIS BUT NEGLECTED ADVANCE DISCUSSION OF CAUSES, UN FORUM IS TOLD

19961121

Assembly President Reviews Global Communications Reach, Speaks of Potential for Good but with Commerce-Driven Shortcomings

This is the text of a statement today by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), at the United Nations World Television Forum in New York:

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9171

IN DISASTER SITUATIONS, THERE MUST BE CLEAR ALLOCATION OF TASKS BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN AND POLITICAL BODIES, ASSEMBLY TOLD

19961121 Red Cross Observer Stresses Need for Enhanced Communication Between Political Bodies, Humanitarian Partners

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9170

SAFETY AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS IN LIBERIA FOCUS OF DRAFT TEXT INTRODUCED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19961121

Assembly Begins Consideration of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance