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GA/AB/3315
LARGE CONSENSUS EXISTS ON ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD
19991019Committee Takes Up Reports of Joint Inspection Unit
Committee Takes Up Reports of Joint Inspection Unit
Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette on the occasion of World Food Day, which were delivered at a special Headquarters observance today on her behalf by Under-Secretary- General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai:
Jazz Orchestra and Guest Artists to Perform Musical Tribute to Duke Ellington
TOYKO, 14 October (Office of Special Coordinator) -- Recent progress on the peace front is reinforcing improvements in the Palestinian economy, donors were told by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje-Rod Larsen.
Under Secretary-General Paints Broad Peacekeeping Picture, Denmark Cites Need for Swift and Efficient Early-Warning System
The Cyprus problem would not have arisen if the relevant rules of international law had been applied, the representative of that country told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon as it continued discussion of the United Nations Decade of International Law.
Faithful adherence to present international law rather than codification of new ones would yield the best results, the Sixth Committee was told this morning as it began debate on activities marking the end of the United Nations Decade of International Law.