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GA/EF/2729/

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE CORRECTION

23 October 1996


Press Release
GA/EF/2729/


ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD GOALS OF CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE MORE FLEXIBLE CORRECTION

19961023

In Press Release GA/EF/2729 of 22 October, the first sentence of the fourth paragraph on page 1 should read:

"The representative of China called for the formulation of legal instruments setting out developed countries' obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

GA/EF/2725/

SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF TRAINING AND RESEARCH, MEDIUM-TERM PLAN AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION

22 October 1996


Press Release
GA/EF/2725/


SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF TRAINING AND RESEARCH, MEDIUM-TERM PLAN AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT CORRECTION

19961022

In Press Release GA/EF/2725 of 17 October, the penultimate sentence in the second full paragraph on page 10 should read:

"It had relied on a Trust Fund to which contributions had been made by the United Kingdom and France, among others."

GA/EF/2727

RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREDICTABLE, CONTINUED AND ASSURED, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

18 October 1996


Press Release
GA/EF/2727


RESOURCES FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE PREDICTABLE, CONTINUED AND ASSURED, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19961018

Funding for United Nations operational activities for development should be on a predictable, continued and assured basis, several speakers told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon as it continued consideration of those activities.