Plenary

Press Release
GA/9680
PAL/1874

DONOR COUNTRIES PLEDGE $172 MILLION TO SUPPORT UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES

Donor countries pledged some $172 million in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), at a meeting this morning of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA.

Press Release
GA/9679

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES; URGES CLOSER COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND OAU

Renews Mandate of Guatemala Verification Mission

Press Release
GA/9676/

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR AGREEMENT ON RELATIONSHIP WITH CTBT PREPARATORY COMMISSION ALSO MANDATES APPOINTMENT OF MULTILINGUALISM COORDINATOR FOR SECRETARIAT

CORRECTION

On page 8 of Press Release GA/9676 issued 6 December, the first complete paragraph, concluding the statement of ION BOTNARU (Republic of Moldova), should read as follows:

Press Release
GA/9678

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONVENE SEPTEMBER 2001 SPECIAL SESSION TO REVIEW ACHIEVEMENT OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN GOALS

Also Discusses Return, Restitution of Cultural Property; United Nations Cooperation with Organization of African Unity

Press Release
GA/9677

ASSEMBLY URGES ENRICHMENT OF UNITED NATIONS ‘INTERNET’ PRESENCE, FULL USE OF EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Texts from Fourth Committee Also Adopted on Issues of Outer Space, Declaration on Decolonization, Situation of Palestine Refugees

Press Release
GA/9676

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR AGREEMENT ON RELATIONSHIP WITH CTBT PREPARATORY COMMISSION ALSO MANDATES APPOINTMENT OF MULTILINGUALISM COORDINATOR FOR SECRETARIAT

The General Assembly this morning called for an agreement to be drafted to regulate the relationship between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the organization that will eventually monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Press Release
GA/9670/

GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITES SUPPORT FOR YEAR 2000 BENIN CONFERENCE OF NEW AND RESTORED DEMOCRACIES

CORRECTION

On page three of Press Release GA/9670 issued 29 November, the summary of document A/54/L.46, which contains amendments to the draft resolution on the Code of Democratic Conduct, was inadvertently abbreviated. The summary should read as follows:

Press Release
GA/9675

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 1972 ABM TREATY, AS IT ADOPTS 51 DISARMAMENT, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY TEXTS

Press Release
GA/9674

ASSEMBLY URGES PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF PALESTINE QUESTION DECLARES ISRAEL’S JURISDICTION OVER JERUSALEM VOID

Adopts Six Texts; Concludes Discussion of Middle East, Palestine

The General Assembly this morning reaffirmed the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, which it identified once more as the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Press Release
GA/9673

ISRAEL AFFIRMS STATUS OF JERUSALEM AS ITS CAPITAL; CALLS ON ASSEMBLY NOT TO PREJUDICE OUTCOME OF FINAL STATUS TALKS

The representative of Israel this afternoon reiterated to the General Assembly that Jerusalem was the united capital of the State of Israel, as established by King David more than 3000 years ago.