General Assembly

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GA/SHC/3533

THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEE INCREASE IN RACISM, DISCUSS ALSO USE OF MERCENARIES

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GA/L/3116

UNITED STATES APPEALS IN SIXTH COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS TO RESOLVE 'SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS' OF CRIMINAL COURT STATUTE

Rome Statute Is Flawed, Says US Representative: Inadequate Jurisdictional Safeguards Place Humanitarian Efforts at Risk

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GA/L/3115

SPEAKERS IN LEGAL COMMITTEE URGE EARLY RATIFICATION OF ROME STATUTE SO THAT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CAN BEGIN WORK

Southern African States Offer to Share Expertise With Respect to Implementing Legislation

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GA/DIS/3150

TEXT CALLING FOR PRESERVATION OF ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSLE TREATY INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION

He Says Undermined Treaty Would Prompt `Collapse’ of Arms Control; Draft Text on 1999 Report of Disarmament Commission Also Introduced

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GA/9639

OVER-RELIANCE ON CLOSED CONSULTATIONS, SLOW RESPONSE TO AFRICA’S NEEDS FAULTED, AS ASSEMBLY ENDS DEBATE ON COUNCIL REPORT

United Kingdom Says United Nations, ‘Tested As Never Before’, Must Change, and Council Must Be Part of Change

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GA/SPD/166

FOURTH COMMITTEE, CONTINUING PEACEKEEPING DEBATE, HEARS VIEWS ON HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION, NEED FOR LEGAL FRAMEWORKS

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GA/SHC/3532

THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS DETAIL DRUG AND RELATED CRIME PROBLEMS

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GA/L/3114

LEGAL COMMITTEE REVIEWS PROGRESS MADE IN SETTING UP WORLD CRIMINAL COURT SPEAKERS URGE AGAINST ALTERING ROME STATUTE IN QUEST FOR UNIVERSALITY

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GA/EF/2873

RULES OF DEVELOPMENT GAME ‘LOADED’ AGAINST POOR COUNTRIES, SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE

Speakers Stress Crucial Role of External Support, Weight Pros and Cons of Conference on International Migration

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GA/DIS/3149

DESPITE TEST-BAN REJECTION, COMMITMENT TO ARMS CONTROL 'UNWAVERING', UNITED STATES TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES

Canada Says Test-Ban Failure Would Be 'Serious Blow' to Disarmament; Outer Space Arms Race, ABM Treaty, Security Doctrines Also Addressed