General Assembly

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GA/SHC/3529

TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL MAIN CONCERNS AT THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING

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GA/L/3112

SIXTH COMMITTEE, REVIEWING UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, HEARS TRIBUTES AND RESERVATIONS

The Cyprus problem would not have arisen if the relevant rules of international law had been applied, the representative of that country told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon as it continued discussion of the United Nations Decade of International Law.

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GA/L/3111

UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEWED BY SIXTH COMMITTEE

Faithful adherence to present international law rather than codification of new ones would yield the best results, the Sixth Committee was told this morning as it began debate on activities marking the end of the United Nations Decade of International Law.

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GA/DIS/3147

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT PRESIDENT, SPEAKING TO FIRST COMMITTEE, DESCRIBES 'DISAPPOINTING' OUTCOME TO 1999 CONFERENCE SESSION

Yet, Says Conference Remains 'Robust' with 'Impressive Track Record'; Other Speakers Address Threat of Small Arms, Changing Security Concepts

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GA/AB/3314

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS

Delegations Stress Transparency, Importance of Capacity-to-Pay, Need for Scale To Be Re-evaluated

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GA/SHC/3528

ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFIC AN URGENT GLOBAL PROBLEM, SAY THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

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GA/SHC/3527

THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUES OF DRUG CONTROL, CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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GA/L/3110

US WARNS LEGAL COMMITTEE OF WEAKENED EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY COUNCIL IF 'UNWISE' MEASURES ADOPTED TO MITIGATE SANCTIONS’ UNWANTED IMPACTS

Affected States Urge Consultation, Preliminary Assessment and Hardship Exceptions

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GA/EF/2870

WITH WIDENING POOL OF BENEFICIARIES AND STEADILY SHRINKING RESOURCES, UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SAID TO BE ‘AT A CROSSROADS’

Operational Activities Should be Country-Driven, Representative of China Tells Second Committee in Wide-Ranging Debate

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GA/EF/2869

UNITED NATIONS SEEN AS LESS RESPONSIVE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS, MORE RESTRICTIVE IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ORIENTATION

Opening Debate On Operational Activities For Development, Second Committee Speakers Call Decline in Funding Heart of Problem