General Assembly: Press Release

14 November 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3072

1997 NEGOTIATIONS FOR CONVENTION TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CALLED FOR BY FIRST COMMITTEE DRAFT TEXT

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Resolution Takes Note of ICJ Opinion on Nuclear Weapons; Texts Also Approved on Conventional Arms, Transparency Concerns

14 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3115

FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR MECHANISM TO RECOVER STOLEN UN FUNDS

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The Secretary-General should be authorized to create a mechanism, in cooperation with Member States, to retrieve more than $3 million stolen from the United Nations through fraud in 1994-1995 or to confiscate properties bought with that money, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this afternoon.

14 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3114

ROLE OF UNCTAD AS FOCAL POINT FOR INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IN UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM STRESSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19961114 Discussion of Proposed Medium-Term Plan Continues

14 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9165

COUNTRIES ARE URGED TO BACK OBJECTIVES OF PEACE AND COOPERATION IN SOUTH ATLANTIC, AVOIDING ACTIONS THAT COULD CAUSE TENSION

19961114 Assembly Also Seeks Stronger Links between United Nations And Islamic Conference; Makes Appointments to Six Financial Bodies

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SPD/95

FOURTH COMMITTEE SAYS PEACEFUL EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE SHOULD BENEFIT ALL MANKIND

19961113 Assembly Also Asked to Seek Fullest Adherence to Treaties; Wide Range of Other Space-Related Recommendations Approved

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3388

RESERVATIONS TO HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES CALLED INTO QUESTION BY EUROPEAN UNION IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19961113 Committee Begins Debate on Human Rights Questions, Hears Introduction of Two Drafts on Racism and Racial Discrimination

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3387

ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE 1998 SPECIAL SESSION ON DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, ACCORDING TO TERMS OF DRAFT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

19961113 United States Questions Financing of Special Session; Committee Approves Texts on Follow-up to Beijing Conference, Refugee Minors

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/L/3022

PRIVATE ENTITIES, NOT STATES, SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSBOUNDARY HARM THEY CAUSE, UNITED STATES TELLS SIXTH COMMITTEE

19961113 Legal Committee Continues Review of International Law Commission Report

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3070/

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TEXTS ENCOURAGING BILATERAL DISARMAMENT BETWEEN RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES CORRECTION

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In Press Release GA/DIS/3070 of 12 November, the fifth paragraph on page 8 should read:

"The representative of Algeria said that despite the draft's shortcomings, his delegation had voted in favour of it, because it favoured all nuclear disarmament measures."

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3113

FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD TO QUESTION MOTIVES OF COUNTRIES WHICH, DESPITE DUES ARREARS, LEND PERSONNEL TO UNITED NATIONS

19961113 China Says Developing Countries at Disadvantage; United States Responds that Objective Is Just to Help Peace-keeping Missions