General Assembly

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GA/SHC/3617

PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL, NEED FOR FAIRER BURDEN-SHARING STRESSED AS COMMITTEE DEBATES REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES

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GA/SHC/3616

COMMITTEE DEBATES WORLD REFUGEE MOVEMENT, CONGRATULATES HIGH COMMISSIONER ON 10-YEAR STEWARDSHIP

Committee Adopts Text On Palestinian Right to Self-Determination After Recorded Vote

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GA/AB/3404

HUMAN RESOURCES, AUDITORS’ REPORT AND PROGRAMMING PLANNING DISCUSSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Never before had such concrete mechanisms of accountability been developed and implemented at the United Nations, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management, Rafiah Salim, told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning, as it continued its general debate on human resources management.

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GA/9810

TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER FACILITIES NOT SUSTAINABLE, AGENCY HEAD TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

IAEA Director-General Advocates Expansion of Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Subject to Safety, Cost, Environmental Factors

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GA/SHC/3615

THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS TWO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN –- URGING ELIMINATION OF ‘HONOUR CRIMES’ AND OF ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE

Inconclusive Debate on ‘Honour Crimes’ Precludes Consensus

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GA/L/3164

LEGAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN COMMENDS DEBATE ON TOPICS FROM REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION

Frank, Open Exchange of Views Called ‘Extremely Useful’; Head of Commission Says Comments Will Help Its Future Deliberations

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GA/AB/3403

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS CENTRAL FOR PROPOSED HUMAN RESOURCES REFORMS, SPEAKERS TELL FIFTH COMMITTEE

As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its general debate on human resources management, several speakers stressed that accountability mechanisms were of central importance to the successful implementation of the Secretary-General’s reform proposals.

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GA/AB/3402

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENTS TO KEY ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL BODIES

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GA/9809

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL CONVENE HIV/AIDS SPECIAL SESSION 25-27 JUNE 2001 TO SECURE ‘GLOBAL COMMITMENT’ TO COMBAT EPIDEMIC

Also Praises Cooperation with Organization of American States, Amends Rules of Procedure Concerning General Assembly’s Opening Day

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GA/SHC/3614

SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS IMPERATIVES OF OBJECTIVITY, NON-SELECTIVITY IN CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS SITUTIONS

The clash of perspectives on human rights issues was the focus of vigorous debate this afternoon as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its consideration of issues related to human rights.