General Assembly

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GA/9011

"Cuba considered itself surrounded by forces "which are hostile to the Government and the system", the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cuba, Carl Johan Groth, told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning, as it continued its consideration of human rights questions. He added that when a country felt threatened, it was less likely to change.

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GA/SHC/3334

ALLOCATION OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS CALLED FOR IN THIRD COMMITTEE

Speakers called for the allocation of adequate financial and human resources to United Nations human rights treaty bodies, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), continued its consideration of human rights questions, this afternoon.

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GA/EF/2712

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONSULT ON CONVENING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT, BY ONE OF TWO DRAFTS ON AFRICA INTRODUCED IN SECOND COMMITTEE

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GA/AB/3047

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GA/9010

SEVEN DRAFT TEXTS ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ISSUE INTRODUCED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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GA/9009

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR SUPPORT FOR ZONE OF PEACE, COOPERATION IN SOUTH ATLANTIC, ASKS STATES TO REFRAIN FROM AGGRAVATING TENSIONS IN REGION

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GA/SHC/3332

HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ, HAITI, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, TOLD TO THIRD COMMITTEE BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS

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GA/SHC/3331

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GA/L/2896