General Assembly

10 March 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3213

UNITED NATIONS IS 'BORROWING MORE AND MORE FROM A SMALLER AND SMALLER SOURCE', USG FOR MANAGEMENT TELLS ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE

19980310 Speakers Express Concern over Practice of Cross-Borrowing, Committee Also Discusses Procurement Reform and Use of Outsourcing

9 March 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3212

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS RESUMED SESSION

19980309

Procurement reform, outsourcing and the chronically late issuance of documents were among the topics discussed this morning by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), as it began the first part of its resumed session, which will last until 27 March.

6 March 1998

Press Release
GA/9395
WOM/1044

4 March 1998

Press Release
GA/9394
WOM/1037

6 February 1998

Press Release
GA/COL/2974

GOAL OF ERADICATING COLONIALISM BY YEAR 2000 SHOULD GUIDE WORK OF DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980206 Special Committee Opens 1998 Session; Committee Chairman Says Decolonization Task Remains Unfinished

4 February 1998

Press Release
GA/9392

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES MEMBER STATES TO OBSERVE OLYMPIC TRUCE DURING NAGANO WINTER GAMES, FROM 7 TO 22 FEBRUARY

19980204 Also Approves Budget Committee Recommendation To Increase Salary And Retirement Allowance of Secretary-General and UNDP Administrator

24 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9390/

$2.532 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1998-1999; SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1998-2000 AMONG 17 TEXTS ADOPTED AS ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES CURRENT SEGMENT

19971224 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9390 of 22 December, the name of the representative of Ukraine mentioned in the third complete paragraph on page 11 should be: Volodymyr Y. Yel'chenko.

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23 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3211

TEN MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR 80 PER CENT OF UNITED NATIONS BUDGET UNDER NEW SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS ADOPTED BY ASSEMBLY

19971223 Budget Set at $2.532 Billion for 1998-1999; Decisions Include Peacekeeping Financing, International Tribunals, Human Resources

23 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9391*

POST OF DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, NEW SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, 1998-1999 BUDGET, ANTI-TERRORIST BOMBINGS CONVENTION AMONG HIGHLIGHTS OF FIFTY-SECOND SESSION

19971223 As 'Reform Assembly' Concludes Main Segment of its Work, Adopts 270 Resolutions -- 205 without Vote -- 77 Decisions

22 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3210

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1998-2000; 1998-1999 BUDGET

19971222 Approves Nine Draft Texts at Conclusion of Work of Main Segment