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30 September 1996

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ORG/1223

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN OCTOBER

19960930 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in October, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

September/October United Nations Staff Pension Committee, New (1 meeting) York

30 September 1996

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GA/L/3005

MEMBER STATES MUST SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS ON THIRD STATES, SIXTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19960930 Speakers Call for Formal Funding Mechanism To Meet Needs of Affected States

30 September 1996

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GA/L/3004

REFORM OF SECRETARIAT'S INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SEEKS MORE PROFESSIONALISM, GREATER SPEED, SIXTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19960930

Under-Secretary-General for Administration, Management Outlines Efforts to Simplify System

30 September 1996

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GA/9109

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT VOWS TO KEEP PROBLEMS OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AT FOREFRONT OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN

19960930 Tells Ministerial Meeting of Need to Ensure 'Hopes, Aspirations Of Teeming Millions' Remain at Centre of Global Development Debate

30 September 1996

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GA/9108

FOREIGN MINISTER OF TURKEY SAYS IRAQ MUST MEET OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR AREA TO RETURN TO NORMAL

19960930 Regional Tensions also Discussed by Others as General Debate Continues; Statements by Albania, Rwanda, Australia, Tunisia, Honduras and Estonia

30 September 1996

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GA/9107

UNITED NATIONS REFORM, FINANCIAL CRISIS MAJOR ISSUES ON SIXTH DAY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE

19960930 Statements Made by Foreign Ministers of Bolivia, Namibia, Indonesia, Benin, Czech Republic, Yemen, Cuba

United Nations reform and its current financial crisis continued to be major issues this morning, on the sixth day of general debate in the fifty- first session of the General Assembly

30 September 1996

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GA/9106

GOVERNMENTS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES REACH BEYOND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND LOCAL CONSTITUENCIES

19960930 That Is Major Challenge Facing International Community, Says President of General Assembly at Church Service in New York

30 September 1996

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DEV/2119

UNITED NATIONS ISSUES STUDY ON CHILD SURVIVAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMMES AND FERTILITY

19960930 Case-Studies Conducted in Ecuador, Indonesia and Zimbabwe Provide Information on Integrating Family Planning Programmes and Development

30 September 1996

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DC/2561

28 September 1996

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SC/6272

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF ALL ACTS AGGRAVATING SITUATION IN JERUSALEM, WEST BANK, GAZA

19960928 By 14-0-1 Vote, Council Adopts Resolution 1073 (1996), Calling for Resumption of Peace Process on Agreed Basis