Third Committee

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GA/SHC/3609

LINKS BETWEEN DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

The importance of democracy to human rights could not be overemphasized, the representative of Japan told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon as it continued considering issues related to human rights.

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GA/SHC/3608

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BOSNIA, CROATIA, YUGOSLAVIA IN AFTERMATH OF RECENT ELECTIONS

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GA/SHC/3607

THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS 7 DRAFT TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

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GA/SHC/3606

VAST MAJORITY OF TORTURE VICTIMS ARE POOR, UNAWARE OF OWN RIGHTS, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

Victims of torture should receive reparation commensurate with the gravity of the harm suffered, the Special Rapporteur on torture told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning as it met to continue considering human rights issues, with a focus on the causes of human rights abuses.

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GA/SHC/3578

SUSTAINABLE ELIMINATION OF ILLICIT CROPS, PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE CROPS STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATES DRUG-PREVENTION STRATEGIES

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GA/SHC/3573/

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, RAPPORTEUR; BEGINS SUBSTANTIVE WORK FOR FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

CORRECTION

On page 4 of Press Release GA/SHC/3573 of 25 September, the statement of the Third Committee Chairwoman should read, as follows:

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GA/SHC/3577

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOLLOW-UP TO 1999 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

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GA/SHC/3576

SPEAKERS FOCUS ON AGEING ISSUES AS COMPONENT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

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GA/SHC/3575

FOCUS ON SOCIAL, RATHER THAN ECONOMIC, ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION IS INDEX OF REDIRECTED EMPHASIS, SAYS WORLD BANK

Third Committee Hears Nine Speakers As Debate on Social Development, Ageing Continues

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GA/SHC/3574

THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROGRAMMES FOR DISABLED, AGEING