Plenary

Press Release
GA/9676

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR AGREEMENT ON RELATIONSHIP WITH CTBT PREPARATORY COMMISSION ALSO MANDATES APPOINTMENT OF MULTILINGUALISM COORDINATOR FOR SECRETARIAT

The General Assembly this morning called for an agreement to be drafted to regulate the relationship between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the organization that will eventually monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).

Press Release
GA/9670/

GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITES SUPPORT FOR YEAR 2000 BENIN CONFERENCE OF NEW AND RESTORED DEMOCRACIES

CORRECTION

On page three of Press Release GA/9670 issued 29 November, the summary of document A/54/L.46, which contains amendments to the draft resolution on the Code of Democratic Conduct, was inadvertently abbreviated. The summary should read as follows:

Press Release
GA/9674

ASSEMBLY URGES PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF PALESTINE QUESTION DECLARES ISRAEL’S JURISDICTION OVER JERUSALEM VOID

Adopts Six Texts; Concludes Discussion of Middle East, Palestine

The General Assembly this morning reaffirmed the necessity of achieving a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, which it identified once more as the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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GA/9675

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 1972 ABM TREATY, AS IT ADOPTS 51 DISARMAMENT, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY TEXTS

Press Release
GA/9673

ISRAEL AFFIRMS STATUS OF JERUSALEM AS ITS CAPITAL; CALLS ON ASSEMBLY NOT TO PREJUDICE OUTCOME OF FINAL STATUS TALKS

The representative of Israel this afternoon reiterated to the General Assembly that Jerusalem was the united capital of the State of Israel, as established by King David more than 3000 years ago.

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GA/9672

SPEAKERS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTS ON PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI TRACKS, URGE OCCUPYING POWER TO HONOUR ALL COMMITMENTS

Concluding Debate on Question of Palestine, Assembly Turns Attention to Situation in Middle East

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GA/9671

ASSEMBLY HEARS RANGE OF VIEWS ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE: SPEAKERS NOTE PROGRESS BUT WARN OF CONTINUING PROBLEMS

Press Release
GA/9670

GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITES SUPPORT FOR YEAY 2000 BENIN CONFERENCE OF NEW AND RESTORED DEMOCRACIES

Postpones Actions on ‘Code of Democratic Conduct’

Press Release
GA/9669

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE TRUCE DURING NEXT YEAR’S OLYMPIC GAMES IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Ancient Greek Tradition of ‘Ekecheiria’ is Invoked Again; Text On Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic also Adopted

Press Release
GA/9667

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEM CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR BUDDHISTS’ SACRED DAY

The General Committee this morning recommended that the General Assembly include an item on international recognition of the Day of Vesak –- the day in the year most sacred to Buddhists -- in the agenda of its fifty-fourth session and that the item be considered directly in plenary.