General Assembly

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GA/SPD/156

FOURTH COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning elected Matia Mulumba Semakula Kiwanuka (Uganda), Yuri Kazhura (Belarus) and Carlos Morales (Spain) as Vice-Chairmen. The Committee deferred election of its Rapporteur until a future meeting. The Chairman of the Committee, Sotirios Zacheos (Cyprus), was elected on 14 September.

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GA/9602

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE CRISIS IN SOMALIA, PRESIDENT OF DJIBOUTI TELLS ASSEMBLY AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

The Somalian crisis was a tragedy that the international community was unwilling to acknowledge, Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, told the General Assembly this afternoon as it continued its general debate.

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GA/SHC/3516

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR, ADOPTS AGENDA

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GA/AB/3307

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, APPROVES PROGRAMME OF WORK

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon elected Ahmed H. Darwish (Egypt), Amjad B. Sial (Pakistan) and Judith Maria Cardoze (Panama) as its Vice Chairmen, and Jan Jaremczuk (Poland) as its Rapporteur. The Committee Chairman, Penny A. Wensley (Australia), was elected on 14 September.

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GA/9600

IMPORTANT LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM DIFFICULT YEAR FOR UNITED NATIONS, ASSEMBLY TOLD AS IT CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

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GA/9599

FAILURE OF NATO TO ACT IN KOSOVO WOULD HAVE RISKED DISCREDITING UN PRINCIPLES, SAYS U.S. PRESIDENT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Four Heads of State Heard at Morning Meeting

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GA/9597

MECHANISMS UNDERPINNING GLOBAL ECONOMY SHOULD BE RETHOUGHT TO ENSURE RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, ASSEMBLY TOLD

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GA/9595

IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN RWANDA, KOSOVO EXAMINED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Assembly Opens General Debate, Hearing from 4 Heads of State; President of Algeria Stresses Africa's Concerns on Sovereignty

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GA/9594

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 170 ITEM AGENDA FOR FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION

The General Assembly this afternoon adopted an agenda of 170 items for its fifty-fourth session.

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GA/9593

170 ITEMS ASSEMBLY’S GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FOR INCLUSION ON FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION AGENDA

The General Committee, in two meetings held today, recommended 170 items for inclusion on the General Assembly’s agenda for its fifty-fourth session and allocated them among the six Main Committees and the plenary.