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GA/SHC/3540

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SEVEN DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Continues Discussion of Issues Related to Rights of Children

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GA/SHC/3539

SPECIAL EFFORTS ARE NEEDED FOR RECOVERY OF CHILD SOLDIERS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD DURING DEBATE ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

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GA/L/3123

IN SIXTH COMMITTEE, PERSPECTIVES VARY AS TO UTILITY, FEASIBILITY OF LEGAL INSTRUMENT ON STATE IMMUNITY

The Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon concluded its consideration of the jurisdictional immunities of States and their property, in the context of its ongoing examination of the report of the International Law Commission.

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GA/L/3122

LEGAL COMMITTEE CONSIDERS BEARING OF GLOBAL COMMERCIAL TRENDS ON QUESTION OF JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY OF STATES

The Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning continued its consideration of the International Law Commission's proposals for resolving outstanding questions related to the draft articles on jurisdictional immunities of States and their property, which are annexed to the Commission's annual report.

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GA/EF/2881

FOR DEVELOPING WORLD, GLOBALIZATION MEANS NOT INTERDEPENDENCE BUT OVERDEPENDENCE ON AID, MARKETS OF WEALTHY

Second Committee, Winding up Globalization Debate, Hears Calls for Reform of Global Economic Architecture

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GA/DIS/3155

DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON REGIONAL DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR WEAPON ELIMINATION, ASIA/PACIFIC CENTRE, SMALL ARMS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

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GA/AB/3324

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

The International Civil Service Commission should explore ways of establishing family-friendly human resources policies, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told, as it began its consideration of the report of that Commission and several related notes from the Secretary-General, under its agenda item on the United Nations common system.

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GA/AB/3322/

FIFTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR 2000-2001 BIENNIUM

CORRECTION

On page 18 of Press Release GA/AB/3322 of 27 October, the summary of the statement of the representative of Cyprus, which should have appeared between the summarized statements of the representatives of Burkina Faso and China, was inadvertently omitted.

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ECOSOC/5877

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY EMERGING AS ONE OF GREATEST CHALLENGES OF THE TIMES

Dialogue Between Economic and Social Council Ambassadors and International Monetary Fund Executives Opens

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SG/SM/7199

SECRETARY-GENERAL LEARNS WITH DEEP SORROW OF ASSASSINATIONS IN ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT CHAMBER

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: