General Assembly

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/122

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION STRESSES CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC OUTREACH

19971117

Cites Need to Keep Public Well-Informed of United Nations Efforts to 'Make a Difference in Their Lives', To Ensure Support

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3450

SOCIAL COMMITTEE SAYS ASSEMBLY SHOULD SEEK GLOBAL ACTION TO PREVENT USE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

19971117 Convention on Rights of Child Is Cited; Range of Other Measures also Urged

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3449

ARMS EMBARGO IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA CALLED FOR AS SOCIAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW

19971117 Reports Received on Burundi, Iraq, Iran; Representative of Iraq Says Charges of Abuse Based on Allegations of People Hostile to His Country

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2798

DRAFT INTRODUCED IN SECOND COMMITTEE CALLS FOR CREATION OF EARLY-WARNING MECHANISM TO PREVENT DAMAGES CAUSED BY EL NIÑO PHENOMENON

19971117 Texts on Trade and Development, Coercive Economic Measures, Climate Change, Desertification, Biodiversity Convention, Landlocked Countries Also Introduced

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3101

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3193

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/121

ASSEMBLY WOULD ENDORSE RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING, BY FOURTH COMMITTEE DRAFT

19971114 Committee Concludes Review of Peacekeeping Operations

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/118/

UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING REMAINS CRUCIAL, IN VIEW OF EFFECTS OF CONFLICTS ON NEIGHBOURING STATES, FOURTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19971114 CORRECTION

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3448

THIRD COMMITTEE, ACTING ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, SEEKS ASSEMBLY APPEAL FOR OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS

19971114 Texts Against Mercenary Activity, Supporting UNHCR, on Conditions of Rural Women and Migrant Workers, Decade against Racism also Approved

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3447

HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE OF RENEWED ENDEAVOUR FOR GLOBAL OBSERVANCE OF WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19971114 Dialogue with Mary Robinson Covers Many Areas of Concern; Right to Development, Interests of Women and Children Prominent