General Assembly

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

82^nd Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY URGES CONTINUED EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE EFFECTS OF LANDMINES,

SUPPORT FOR CLEARANCE PROGRAMMES AND RELIEF FOR VICTIMS

Some Delegates Say Compensation Issue Needs Emphasis;

Appointments Made to United Nations Administrative, Financial Bodies

Press Release
GA/AB/3416

DRAFT RESOLUTION ON UNIFIL INTRODUCED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

In a short meeting this morning, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its consideration of the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and took up some organizational matters.

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GA/9842

ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS MISUSE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR CRIMINAL PURPOSES

Also Condemns All Doctrines Based on Assumption of Racial Superiority

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GA/9841
PAL/1885

DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $38.5 MILLION TO UNRWA’S REGULAR BUDGET, $22 MILLION TO EMERGENCY APPEAL

Donor countries pledged $38.5 million for the 2001 regular budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as well as $22 million for an emergency appeal launched 8 November, as the General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA met this morning.

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GA/9840

PROGRESS IN REGION STRESSED AS ASSEMBLY TAKES UP SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA; HEARS INTRODUCTION OF TWO RELATED DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

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GA/EF/2947

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, ONE DRAFT DECISION

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GA/9839

GENERAL ASSEMBLY URGES STATES TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO WEAKEN LINK BETWEEN DIAMOND TRADE AND WEAPONS FOR REBEL MOVEMENTS

Support Sought for Security Council Resolutions on Global Efforts To Limit Role of ‘Conflict Diamonds”; Suffering in African Nations Cited

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GA/9838

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIX RESOLUTIONS BY RECORDED VOTE ON PALESTINE QUESTION, SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST

The General Assembly this morning adopted six resolutions by recorded vote -- two on the situation in the Middle East and four on the question of Palestine -- as it concluded its consideration of those items.

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GA/AB/3414/

RESOURCES SOUGHT FOR BRAHIMI INITIATIVES WOULD MAKE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE TO PEACEKEEPING ABILITIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE

CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/AB/3414 of 27 November, the summary of the statement by the representative of Canada on page 9 should read:

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GA/9837

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OPENING MIDDLE EAST DEBATE, RECEIVES TEXTS ON GOLAN HEIGHTS, ADMINISTRATION OF JERUSALEM

Recent Violence Deplored, Resumption of Negotiations Urged; Speakers Challenge Israeli Settlement Policies, Occupation of Arab Territories