Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Plenary

GA/9132

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WARNS OF 'ENDLESS WORDS ... OF DELUSION', CONFUSING TOKEN SYMBOLS WITH REAL ACHIEVEMENT

18 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9132
UND/412


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WARNS OF 'ENDLESS WORDS ... OF DELUSION', CONFUSING TOKEN SYMBOLS WITH REAL ACHIEVEMENT

19961018 UN Day Message Says 'Repetitious Statements' Must Give Way To Firm Political, Financial Commitment to Practical Results

This is the text of the message of the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), for United Nations Day, 24 October:

GA/9133

GENERAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS OBSERVER STATUS TO INTERPOL

15 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9133


GENERAL ASSEMBLY GRANTS OBSERVER STATUS TO INTERPOL

19961015

The General Assembly decided to invite the International Criminal Police Organization-Interpol to participate in its activities as an observer, by adopting, without a vote, a resolution introduced by Sweden this afternoon.

GA/9130

PROGRESS ACHIEVED TOWARDS MAJOR GOALS OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN MID-TERM REVIEW

14 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9130


PROGRESS ACHIEVED TOWARDS MAJOR GOALS OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN MID-TERM REVIEW

19961014

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali told the General Assembly this morning that considerable and widespread progress had been made to improve the health, nutrition, education and protection of the world's children, major goals set at the 1990 World Summit for Children.