General Assembly

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GA/SHC/3554

SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD INTERVENTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

Agreed, Says Australia, but International Action Merited When Violations Disregard Universally Accepted Standards

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GA/AB/3340

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP SECTION OF PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET ON COMMON SUPPORT SERVICES

Also Discusses Part of Budget Related to Public Information

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon discussed common support services as it resumed its part-by-part consideration of the proposed programme budget for 2000-2001.

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GA/AB/3339

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP PART OF PROPOSED 2000-2001 PROGRAMME BUDGET ON PUBLIC INFORMATION

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GA/9655

ASSEMBLY HAILS THREE-MONTH BETHLEHEM COMMEMORATION AS SYMBOL OF PEACE; SPEAKERS CITE BENEFITS OF PROMOTING TOURISM, UPGRADING INFRASTRUCTURE

Also Approves Recommendations For Follow-up to Social Development, Strategies on Ageing

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GA/SHC/3553

SOCIAL COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR UNIVERSAL ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENANTS

Assembly Also Asked to Stress Need to Avoid ‘Erosion’ of Rights

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GA/SHC/3552

SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD MASS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PERSIST, HALF-CENTURY AFTER ADOPTION OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION

New Aspects of Problem Reviewed; Common Efforts at Solution Urged

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GA/EF/2892

ISRAELI OCCUPATION PRACTICES MAKE PALESTINIAN LIVES ‘A DAILY TORMENT’, COMMITTEE HEARS IN CONCLUDING NATURAL-RESOURCES DEBATE

Speakers Also Give Views on Report of Economic and Social Council

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GA/EF/2891

TRAINING, RESEARCH, PALESTINIAN-ARAB SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES, AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN WIDE-RANGING DEBATE

Committee Also Hears Draft Texts On Small Island Developing States, Training-Research Proposals

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GA/DIS/3164

FIRST COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF DISARMAMENT DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Text on Fissile Material Treaty Withdrawn

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GA/DIS/3163

DRAFT TEXT CALLING FOR DISARMAMENT AIMED AT ELIMINATING NUCLEAR WEAPONS APPROVED IN DISARMEMENT COMMITTEE BY VOTE OF 128-0-12

Resolutions Also Approved on Missiles, New Agenda for Disarmament, Transparency in Armaments