Press Release

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3388

RESERVATIONS TO HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES CALLED INTO QUESTION BY EUROPEAN UNION IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19961113 Committee Begins Debate on Human Rights Questions, Hears Introduction of Two Drafts on Racism and Racial Discrimination

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/SHC/3387

ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE 1998 SPECIAL SESSION ON DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, ACCORDING TO TERMS OF DRAFT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

19961113 United States Questions Financing of Special Session; Committee Approves Texts on Follow-up to Beijing Conference, Refugee Minors

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/L/3022

PRIVATE ENTITIES, NOT STATES, SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSBOUNDARY HARM THEY CAUSE, UNITED STATES TELLS SIXTH COMMITTEE

19961113 Legal Committee Continues Review of International Law Commission Report

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/DIS/3070/

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TEXTS ENCOURAGING BILATERAL DISARMAMENT BETWEEN RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES CORRECTION

19961113

In Press Release GA/DIS/3070 of 12 November, the fifth paragraph on page 8 should read:

"The representative of Algeria said that despite the draft's shortcomings, his delegation had voted in favour of it, because it favoured all nuclear disarmament measures."

13 November 1996

Press Release
GA/AB/3113

FIFTH COMMITTEE IS TOLD TO QUESTION MOTIVES OF COUNTRIES WHICH, DESPITE DUES ARREARS, LEND PERSONNEL TO UNITED NATIONS

19961113 China Says Developing Countries at Disadvantage; United States Responds that Objective Is Just to Help Peace-keeping Missions

13 November 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5689

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, TRADE IN FOSTERING 'ENABLING ENVIRONMENT' FOR DEVELOPMENT TO BE DISCUSSED BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19961113 Theme of 1997 High-level Segment among Decisions Adopted as 1996 Substantive Session Resumes Deliberations

13 November 1996

Press Release
DEV/2127

EXPERTS FROM 23 COUNTRIES MEET TO DISCUSS GLOBAL MAPPING, TO HELP IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

19961113 Seminar Is Organized by United Nations, Geographical Survey Institute of Japan and University of California, Santa Barbara

12 November 1996

Press Release
SG/T/2079

12 November 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6107
FAO/3642

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PLIGHT OF REFUGEES IN ZAIRE IS 'ALL-OUT EMERGENCY' NEEDING IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM WORLD COMMUNITY

19961112 ADVANCE RELEASE World Food Summit Address Highlights 'Intolerable' Situation Of Food Wastage in Some Countries While Millions of Children Elsewhere Starve

This is the text of a speech to be delivered by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the World Food Summit in Rome on 13 November:

12 November 1996

Press Release
PI/977

FIRST UNITED NATIONS WORLD TELEVISION FORUM TO FOCUS ON ROLE OF TELEVISION IN DECISION-MAKING

19961112

The power and potential of television in influencing decision-makers and promoting international understanding will be explored in a two-day meeting of heads of the world's major broadcasting corporations to be held at Headquarters on 21 and 22 November.