General Assembly

18 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9372/

INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL SEATS WILL SERVE INTERESTS OF ONLY FEW COUNTRIES, ITALY TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19971218 CORRECTION

In the summary of the statement of Francesco Paolo Fulci (Italy) in Press Release GA/9372, dated 4 December, the first sentence of the first complete paragraph on page 10 should read as follows:

17 December 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3068*

ASSEMBLY ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST TERRORIST BOMBINGS IS CLIMAX TO WORK OF SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE

19971217 Action also Taken on International Criminal Court, Host Country Relations, Consequences of Sanctions, Cross-Border Insolvency, Law Decade, Related Issues

17 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3207

INTRODUCTION OF PERFORMANCE AWARD SYSTEM FOR UN STAFF APPROVED BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

19971217 $7.9 Million Needed if Assembly Adopts Draft Resolutions on Haiti and Central America

17 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9385

STATES CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE DEMINING ASSISTANCE BY TEXT INTRODUCED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19971217

Assembly Begins Debate on Mine Clearance; Speakers Stress Humanitarian Crisis Not Ended by Ottawa Convention

16 December 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3461*

HUMAN RIGHTS DOMINATES THIRD COMMITTEE AGENDA, WITH DEBATE OVER INTEGRATION OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL RIGHTS

19971216 Of 78 Proposals, 30 Devoted to Human Rights Issues; Right to Development Reaffirmed as Fundamental Human Right

16 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3206

16 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9384

AFGHANISTAN DELEGATE CALLS FOR UNITED NATIONS MEASURES AGAINST CRIMES OF AGGRESSION AND RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN HIS COUNTRY

19971216 Pakistan Tells General Assembly World Body Has Become Marginal; Others Plead for Reconciliation among Contending Parties

16 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9383

GENERAL ASSEMBLY STRONGLY CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON HUMANITARIAN WORKERS, URGES HELP OF GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE PROTECTION

19971216 Eighteen Texts Adopted, Assistance Sought for Many Countries; Cooperation Between United Nations and Civil Society to be Encouraged

15 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3205

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROPRIATING $125.6 MILLION FOR TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND RWANDA FOR 1998

19971215 $28.2 Million Required if Assembly Adopts Draft Text Concerning Verification Mission in Guatemala

15 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9382

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WITH NO DISSENT, ADOPTS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SUPPRESSION OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS

19971215 Comprehensive Text Deals with State Obligations, Need For Preventive Cooperation, Questions of Detention, Extradition, Prosecution