Plenary

Press Release
GA/9798

SMALL ISLAND STATES AND OTHERS SPEAK OUT ON IMPORTANCE OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Press Release
GA/9797

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HESITANT TO ACCEPT MICRO-MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES ACTIVITY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD

Law of Sea Debate Begins; Conservation, Marine Pollution, Unregulated Fishing, Piracy on High Seas among Issues Discussed

Press Release
GA/9796

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS RUUD LUBBERS NEXT UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

Also Adopts Resolutions Exempting 6 States from Sanctions For Unpaid Dues, and Condemning Unilateral Coercive Sanctions

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

39^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRAISES CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS,

ASIAN-AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

The General Assembly this morning adopted, without a vote, an orally amended resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee.

Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

38^th Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION TO FURTHER COOPERATION WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Also Takes up Cooperation

With Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Press Release
GA/9780/

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PLENARY CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS ON CRIME PREVENTION, UN-ECCAS COOPERATION

CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9780 of 27 September, paragraphs 1 and 2 on page 1 should read as follows:

Press Release
GA/9783

ASSEMBLY TAKES NOTE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ANNUAL REPORT ON WORK OF ORGANIZATION

Water was life and the issue of fresh water would become one of the main challenges of the new century, the representative of Tajikistan told the General Assembly this morning, as it concluded its consideration of the Secretary- General's Report on the Work of the Organization.

Press Release
GA/9782

CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL, ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS MAINTAIN FOCUS ON PEACE OPERATIONS, SANCTIONS, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

The Security Council had used an elastic concept of security to stretch its mandate well beyond what the Charter gave it, said the representative of India this afternoon, as the General Assembly continued its consideration of the Secretary-General's report on the work of the Organization.

Press Release
GA/9781

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PONDERING REPORT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORK OF ORGANIZATION, REVIEWS PEACEKEEPING ISSUES, ‘DILEMMA OF INTERVENTION’

China Warns That Inappropriate Intervention Might Open Pandora’s Box

Press Release
GA/9780

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PLENARY CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS ON CRIME PREVENTION, UN-ECCAS COOPERATION