Plenary

29 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9179

POLICIES OF NEW ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SAID BY PLO TO HAMPER MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, DISCOURAGE ARAB COOPERATION

19961129 Assembly Begins Debate on Palestine; Israel Declares Commitment To Settlement, Foresees Direct Negotiations on Permanent Status

29 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9178

PEACE MUST BE GIVEN CHANCE TO TAKE ROOT AND FLOURISH IN MIDDLE EAST, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TELLS COMMEMORATIVE MEETING

19961129 On International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, Says UN Should Vocally Criticize Those Who Would Derail Peace Accord

27 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9177

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR REPEAL OF UNILATERAL ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST NATIONALS, COMPANIES OF THIRD COUNTRIES

19961127 Libya Says Such Actions Violate UN Charter; United States Asserts That Issue is Not Rights of States, but Punishment for Terrorism

27 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9176

26 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9174

SECURITY COUNCIL LAUDED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FOR BETTER WORKING METHODS, IMPROVED CONSULTATION, GREATER TRANSPARENCY

19961126

Further Progress Said To Be Needed; Some Fault Council's Annual Report as Compilation of Statistics Lacking Analysis

26 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9175

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD OF CONCERN THAT LACK OF RESOURCES MAKES SECURITY COUNCIL SEEK OUTSIDE HELP IN CRISIS SITUATIONS

19961126 As Debate on Report Continues, Nigeria Says Impasse in Choice Of Secretary-General Shows Weakness in Council's Decision-Making

25 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9173

ASSEMBLY REVIEWS PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM; URGENT NEED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IS STRESSED

19961125

Delegates Say Efficiency, Not Just Cost-Cutting, Is Main Aim; President Makes Appeal for Victims of Honduras Flood Disaster

The General Assembly met this morning to consider the strengthening of the United Nations system.

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9172
PI/980

MEDIA 'SHAMED' WORLD COMMUNITY TO ACTION IN GREAT LAKES CRISIS BUT NEGLECTED ADVANCE DISCUSSION OF CAUSES, UN FORUM IS TOLD

19961121

Assembly President Reviews Global Communications Reach, Speaks of Potential for Good but with Commerce-Driven Shortcomings

This is the text of a statement today by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), at the United Nations World Television Forum in New York:

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9170

SAFETY AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS IN LIBERIA FOCUS OF DRAFT TEXT INTRODUCED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19961121

Assembly Begins Consideration of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance

21 November 1996

Press Release
GA/9171

IN DISASTER SITUATIONS, THERE MUST BE CLEAR ALLOCATION OF TASKS BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN AND POLITICAL BODIES, ASSEMBLY TOLD

19961121 Red Cross Observer Stresses Need for Enhanced Communication Between Political Bodies, Humanitarian Partners