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GA/9002
REF/1126
OVER $111 MILLION PLEDGED FOR 1996 PROGRAMMES OF UNHCR
19951117More than $111 million was pledged this morning for the 1996 programmes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the General Assembly's Ad Hoc Committee Meeting for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the UNHCR.
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GA/9001
ASSEMBLY TAKES UP ISSUE OF RESTRUCTURING, REVITALIZATION OF UNITED NATIONS IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELATED FIELDS
19951117 Algeria Says Frenzy of Reform for Sake of Reform Risks Stability of UN Development System; Calls for Moratorium
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GA/SPD/79
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GA/SPD/78
PEACE-KEEPING PLANNING MUST INCLUDE HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS, HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEE RETURN, FOURTH COMMITTEE TOLD
19951116 Speakers also Stress Regional Initiatives, Preventive Deployment As Committee Continues Consideration of Issue of Peace-keeping Operations
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GA/SHC/3323
DRAFT TEXT ON STANDARD RULES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE
19951116 Committee Also Hears 15 Speakers on Advancement of Women
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GA/SHC/3322
WOMEN'S EQUALITY IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT PHYSICAL SECURITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
19951116"It is impossible to speak about the equality of women without rapid fulfilment of the decisions related to safeguarding the physical security of women", the representative of Azerbaijan told the Third Committee this morning, as it continued its consideration of the advancement of women and the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women.
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GA/L/2891
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GA/EF/2709
DRAFT REAFFIRMING ROLE OF UNCTAD AS FOCAL POINT FOR INTEGRATED TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCED IN SECOND COMMITTEE
19951116 Other Drafts Deal with UNCTAD IX, Coercive Economic Measures, Transit Problems, World Food Summit, Convention to Combat Desertification
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GA/EF/2708
MARKET ACCESS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' PRODUCTS EMPHASIZED IN SECOND COMMITTEE
19951116Poverty Eradication, Women, Human Resources Development, Business Also Considered; Committee Concludes Discussion on Climate Change