General Assembly

8 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9160
REF/1153

$210 MILLION PROMISED FOR 1997 OPERATIONS OF UNHCR; ONGOING PROGRAMMES SAID TO REQUIRE MORE THAN $1.4 BILLION

19961108 Assembly President Tells Pledging Meeting 'It's Bizarre', When Global Responsibility for Plight of Refugees Has to Depend on Voluntary Funding

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SPD/92

FOURTH COMMITTEE SAYS FURTHER BUDGET CUTS MUST NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

19961107 Assembly Also Asked to Seek Protection of Traditional Means Of Communication, Even During Expanded Use of New Technologies

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3380

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3379

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/L/3018

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/L/3017

SYSTEM OF COUNTERMEASURES AS ENVISAGED BY LAW COMMISSION UNLIKELY TO PROMOTE REPARATIONS, SIXTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19961107 Committee Considers Commission's Draft Articles On State Sovereignty, Draft Code of Crimes against Peace

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2748

WTO SHOULD ADDRESS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENT ONLY AFTER THOROUGH STUDY BY UNCTAD, ASEAN TELLS SECOND COMMITTEE

19961107 Unilateral Trade Sanctions, Protectionist Measures Criticized, As Debate on Trade and Development Continues; Two Drafts Introduced

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/EF/2747

SUCCESS OF REFORM EFFORTS BY UNCTAD STRESSED IN SECOND COMMITTEE AS CONSIDERATION OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

19961107 UNCTAD Needs 'Period of Stability' to Fulfil Its Cardinal Mission of Promoting Development, Says Trade and Development Board President

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3067

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES ENCOURAGED IN NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT EFFORTS IN FIRST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION

19961107 Points to 'Step-by-Step' Approach to Disarmament, Says United States; Middle East, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones among Topics of Ten Texts Introduced

7 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3109

STREAMLINED PEACE-KEEPING, RAPID LIQUIDATION OF COMPLETED MISSIONS CALLED FOR IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE

19961107 Procurement Procedures, Payment of Consultants, Disability Benefits for Peace-keepers, Among Other Issues Addressed