General Assembly

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3063

NEED TO COMBAT ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM STRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN LEGAL COMMITTEE

19971114

Efforts to combat terrorism should include attempts to understand and eliminate its causes, speakers told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon, as it concluded its debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism. The Committee had before it a draft convention on suppression of terrorist bombings.

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3062

LEGAL COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT EXTENDING COMPETENCE OF UN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL TO STAFF OF REGISTRY OF WORLD COURT

19971114 Debate on Measures to Eliminate Terrorism Continues

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3100

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ACCORDED HIGHEST PRIORITY BY FIRST COMMITTEE TEXT

19971114 Other Drafts Concern Small Arms, Transparency, Special Session, Asia-Pacific Disarmament Centre

14 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3192

INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE DOES NOT TRANSGRESS ITS MANDATE, FIFTH COMMITTEE INFORMED

19971114

Anyone who charged the Office of Internal Oversight Services with going beyond its mandate would be challenged because the Office never attempted to transgress the terms of the General Assembly resolution establishing it, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it concluded considering the work of that Office.

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3446

EUROPEAN UNION'S VIEW ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN VARIOUS STATES CONTESTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19971113 Eight Countries Mentioned in Earlier Statement On Behalf of European Union Exercise Right of Reply

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3445

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3061

DISCUSSION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONTINUES IN LEGAL COMMITTEE

19971113

Speakers Call for Cooperation in Extradition, Prosecution; State Terrorism, Limited Capacity of Small States Also Addressed

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3060

ASSEMBLY WOULD ENDORSE MODEL LAW ON CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY, UNDER TEXT APPROVED IN SIXTH COMMITTEE

19971113 Committee Also Approves Text on Report of United Nations Trade Law Commission (UNCITRAL), Which Adopted Model Law

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2797

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS LEGITIMATE FOREIGN POLICY INSTRUMENT, UNITED STATES TELLS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

19971113 Committee Concludes Consideration of Trade and Development, Natural Disaster Reduction, Desertification, Training and Research

13 November 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2796