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GA/9133

GENERAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS OBSERVER STATUS TO INTERPOL

15 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9133


GENERAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS OBSERVER STATUS TO INTERPOL

19961015

The General Assembly decided to invite the International Criminal Police Organization-Interpol to participate in its activities as an observer, by adopting, without a vote, a resolution introduced by Sweden this afternoon.

GA/EF/2721

SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION

14 October 1996


Press Release
GA/EF/2721


SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION

19961014 Stagnation in Development Often Leads to Conflict, Says Minister for Development Cooperation of Netherlands

GA/DIS/3052

RACE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT SHOULD BECOME AS RELENTLESS AS WAS NUCLEAR ARMS RACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

14 October 1996


Press Release
GA/DIS/3052


RACE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT SHOULD BECOME AS RELENTLESS AS WAS NUCLEAR ARMS RACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

19961014

"The race to nuclear disengagement and disarmament should become as relentless as was the nuclear arms race during the cold war", Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali told the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) this morning as it began its general debate for its current session.

GA/9130

PROGRESS ACHIEVED TOWARDS MAJOR GOALS OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN MID-TERM REVIEW

14 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9130


PROGRESS ACHIEVED TOWARDS MAJOR GOALS OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN MID-TERM REVIEW

19961014

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali told the General Assembly this morning that considerable and widespread progress had been made to improve the health, nutrition, education and protection of the world's children, major goals set at the 1990 World Summit for Children.