General Assembly

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/SHC/3312

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/L/2882

LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHARTER AND STRENGTHENING OF ORGANIZATION

19951106 Report Recommends Deletion Of 'Enemy State' Clauses, Also Study of Sanctions Issue

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/DIS/3032

GLOBAL LAND-MINE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO TEAR COUNTRIES APART, UNITED STATES TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE

19951106

"The global land-mine problem continues to worsen at an alarming rate, ruining lives and tearing countries apart", the representative of the United States told the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) this morning, as it began its consideration of draft resolutions on disarmament.

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/AB/3037

DPI `FLAGSHIP OF DEPARTMENTS,' SHOULD RECEIVE NEEDED RESOURCES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19951106

Committee Concludes Review of Information Budget Section; Speakers Argue Importance of Information Activities as Development Tool

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/AB/3036

FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR ACTION TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN UNITAR AND UNHCR OPERATION

19951106 Committee Completes First Reading of Budget Sections on UNHCR, UNRWA, Humanitarian Affairs Department; Considers Auditor's Reports

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/8987

SUPPORT EXPRESSED FOR OLYMPIC TRUCE DURING UPCOMING GAMES

19951106

Wide support was expressed in the General Assembly this afternoon for honouring an "Olympic truce" during the forthcoming Olympic Games as speakers stressed the importance of sport and the Olympic Ideal in building a better world.

6 November 1995

Press Release
GA/8986

SPEAKERS EXPRESS GREAT SHOCK OVER ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER

19951106

Speakers in the General Assembly this morning expressed great shock and sadness over the tragic assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and praised him as a man who had dedicated his life to his country and to the cause of peace.

3 November 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/71

FREE DETERMINATION OF POLITICAL STATUS FOR NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES SUBJECT OF TEXT APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951103 Forty Amendments Considered Before Resolution Adopted by Recorded Vote; Drafts Also Appeared on Questions of Western Sahara, New Caledonia, Gibraltar

3 November 1995

Press Release
GA/SPD/70

RESOLUTION ON FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951103 European Union Proposes 34 Amendments; 13 Approved, 21 Defeated; Texts Approved on Military Activities, Decolonization, Information, Training

3 November 1995

Press Release
GA/L/2881

MEMBERSHIP OF SECURITY COUNCIL KEY FACTOR IN PLAN FOR WORLD CRIMINAL COURT, LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19951103 Discussion Continues on Procedures for New Body, Crimes To Be Included, Relationship with Existing National Jurisdictions