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GA/SPD/173

FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES TWELVE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING UN RELIEF AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES, ISRAELI PRACTICES

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GA/SHC/3547

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, SEEK SUPPORT FOR THAT OBJECTIVE

Committee Text Includes ‘Option of State’; Human Rights Officials Present Reports on Afghanistan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo

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GA/SHC/3546

POLITICAL WILL, RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE

Delegates Hear of ‘Lack of Action’ on Early Warning, Conflict-Prevention

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GA/L/3130

QUESTION OF HOW TO CODIFY UNILATERAL ACTS CONTINUES TO OCCUPY LEGAL COMMITTEE

The Sixth Committee this afternoon continued debate on issues related to the nature of unilateral acts of States and a prevention regime for transboundary damage and reservations to treaties, as it considered efforts by the International Law Commission to elaborate rules on those topics.

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GA/L/3129

WORK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION CONTINUES TO BE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN SIXTH COMMITTEE

Debate Focuses on Approaches to Unilateral Acts, Transboundary Harm

The Sixth Committee continued its discussion of the International Law Commission’s report, focusing primarily on the chapters covering unilateral acts of State and prevention of transboundary harm.

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GA/EF/2888

PRIVATE SECTOR INDISPENSABLE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPEAKERS TOLD AS COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON AFRICAN MARGINALIZATION

Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises Among Most Reliable Players’ in Market Economy, Says Turkey

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GA/DIS/3160

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ADVISORY OPINION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUBJECT OF ONE OF NINE DRAFT TEXTS APPROVED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Others Concern Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones, Nuclear Weapons Convention, Nuclear Doctrines, Biological Weapons, Landmines, Small Arms in Africa

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GA/AB/3333

DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA IS GLOBAL PRIORITY -– ‘BUT MORE TALK THAN ACTION’, FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Increased Resources Urged, as 2000-2001 Budget Review Continues

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GA/AB/3332

REGULAR BUDGET FUNDING OF PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES AMONG SECTIONS OF PROPOSED 2000-2001 BUDGET DISCUSSED BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

Committee Also Discusses United Nations Common System

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GA/9651

SWIFT CONCLUSION OF SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS WITH ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY URGED ON ALL SIGNATORIES TO NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

Speakers Voice Concern Over Situation in South Asia, Korean Peninsula