Plenary

2 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9112

BULGARIAN MINISTER TELLS ASSEMBLY OF ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER; PRESIDENT EXPRESSES SHOCK AT NEWS

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Syria Says Israeli Posture Risks `Catastrophe'; Philippines, Kenya, Viet Nam, Belarus, Ecuador, Mali also Speak in General Debate

1 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9111

ISRAEL URGED TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO PEACE PROCESS, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES OPENING DEBATE

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Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Libya Express Concerns; Statements also from Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Jamaica, Armenia

1 October 1996

Press Release
GA/9110

THREATS TO STABILITY IN MIDDLE EAST, GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA HIGHLIGHTED IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE

19961001 Speakers Also Address Consequences of Economic Globalization

The current threats to peace and stability in the regions of the Middle East and in the Great Lakes Region of Africa were highlighted by the Foreign Ministers of Lebanon and Burundi this morning, as the General Assembly continued its general debate.

30 September 1996

Press Release
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

Press Release
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

Press Release
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

Press Release
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

27 September 1996

Press Release
GA/9104

TRADE BLOCKADES OF 'THIRD COUNTRIES' ARE NO WAY TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS, FOREIGN MINISTER OF MEXICO TELLS ASSEMBLY

19960927 Helms-Burton Act in United States Is Cited; Other Global Issues Discussed by New Zealand, Greece, Spain, Myanmar, El Salvador, Belize

27 September 1996

Press Release
GA/9105

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES SUPPORT FOR THE MARGINALIZED, AT DINNER IN HIS HONOUR HOSTED BY ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS

19960927 Razali Ismail (Malaysia) Cites Special Responsibility of More Advanced Developing Countries

27 September 1996

Press Release
GA/9103

EFFORTS TO REFORM AND STRENGTHEN UNITED NATIONS REMAIN FOCUS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S OPENING DEBATE

19960927 Statements from Iceland, Finland, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Malta, Portugal, Niger; Concern Also Expressed at Latest Middle East Violence