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GA/DIS/3193

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS CALLING FOR STRENGHTHENED ABM TREATY, ‘NEW AGENDA’ TO ACHIEVE NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD

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UNEP/77

MICHEL BATISSE, FRENCH SCIENTIST, WINS PREMIER UN ENVIRONMENT PRIZE

Award Ceremony To Be Held in New York on 17 November

(Reissued as received from UNEP.)

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SG/SM/7613

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT FLAG RAISING FOR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA, SPEAKS OF MILESTONE ON PASSAGE OF BALKANS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the flag raising ceremony for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, upon its admission to the United Nations:

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HQ/606

HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE APPROVES ANNUAL REPORT

The Committee on Relations with the Host Country this morning approved its report to the General Assembly, which would have the Assembly convey to the United States the results of the Committee’s deliberations on various matters relating to its role as host country.

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GA/SM/210

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, WELCOMING FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA TO UNITED NATIONS, URGES SUPPORT FROM MEMBER NATIONS

This is the text of a statement today by the President of the General Assembly, HARRI HOLKERI (Finland) on the occasion of the admission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to membership to the United Nations:

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GA/SHC/3613

NO COUNTRY IMMUNE TO CRITICISM IN AREA OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

No country’s human rights record was perfect, and States should offer help rather than blame when it came to ensuring human rights for the world's vulnerable, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told this afternoon as it continued discussing human rights issues.

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GA/SHC/3612

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN IRAN, RWANDA

"I cannot but underline how impressed I am by the present general situation six years after the genocide", Special Representative on the situation of human rights in Rwanda, Michel Moussalli, said of that country this morning as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met to continue discussing human rights issues.

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GA/L/3162

STUDY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS WHICH IMPEDE FREE TRADE, MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL IS CALLED FOR IN LEGAL COMMITTEE

Discussion Continues on Law Commission Report On Reservations to Treaties, International Liability Questions

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GA/L/3161

RESERVATIONS TO TREATIES, DRAFT CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL LIABILITY TAKEN UP BY ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE

Debate Continues on Issues from International Law Commission Report

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GA/DIS/3194

DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ‘PATH TO TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS’ APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Also Approves Texts on Middle East Nuclear Proliferation, Fissile Material, Arms Register, Regional Disarmament, Small Arms