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GA/DIS/3156

FIFTEEN MORE DISARMAMENT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

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GA/EF/2882

INVESTMENT IN WOMEN’S EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT OF CORE LABOUR STANDARDS URGED AS SECOND COMMITTEE CONSIDERS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT

The integration of women into economic activity had not been enough to resolve their social situation and eliminate the stereotypes they were subjected to, the representative of Mexico told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this morning as it began its consideration of women in development.

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GA/EF/2883

AFRICAN WOMEN HIT BY SHIFT FROM LABOUR-INTENSIVE JOBS, RELIANCE ON FAMILY AS LAST-RESORT PROVIDER

Winding Up Debate On Women In Development, Second Committee Hears Range Of Views On Progress Since Beijing

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GA/L/3124

NORMS OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL WRONGFUL ACTS EXAMINED IN SIXTH COMMITTEE

The Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon began its discussion of the International Law Commission’s long-standing efforts to draw up an instrument to govern State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, in the course of its ongoing examination of the Commission’s report on its 1999 session.

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GA/SHC/3537/

THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WAYS TO PROTECT CHILDREN CORRECTION

On page 10 of Press Release GA/SHC/3537 issued 27 October, the statement of the representative of Iraq should read:

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GA/SHC/3541

THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS CITE POVERTY AS ROOT CAUSE OF CHILD PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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GA/SPD/170

FOURTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF UNISPACE III'S GLOBAL STRATEGY

Space Technologies Would Be Harnessed for Sustainable Development Sputnik Launch, Space Treaty To Be Commemorated in World Space Week

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS QUEEN MARGRETHE II OF DENMARK TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS 1 NOVEMBER

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

At 11:15 a.m. Monday, 1 November, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will arrive at United Nations Headquarters, where she will be received at the Secretariat Entrance by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Annan.

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ORG/1292

THIRD OVERSIGHT COORDINATION MEETING HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 27 OCTOBER

New York, 28 October 1999 (JIU) -- The United Nations Board of Auditors, the Joint Inspection Unit and the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) held their Third Tripartite Coordination Meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 October 1999.

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ORG/1293

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN NOVEMBER

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in November, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month: