Press Release
GA/SHC/3546
POLITICAL WILL, RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE
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Delegates Hear of Lack of Action on Early Warning, Conflict-Prevention
The Sixth Committee this afternoon continued debate on issues related to the nature of unilateral acts of States and a prevention regime for transboundary damage and reservations to treaties, as it considered efforts by the International Law Commission to elaborate rules on those topics.
Debate Focuses on Approaches to Unilateral Acts, Transboundary Harm
The Sixth Committee continued its discussion of the International Law Commissions report, focusing primarily on the chapters covering unilateral acts of State and prevention of transboundary harm.
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