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GA/AB/3341

BETTER JUSTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR PROPOSED INCREASE IN RESOURCES FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT OFFICE, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

Committee Continues Consideration of Proposed 2000-2001 Programme Budget

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GA/AB/3342

SECRETARIAT SHOULD SUBMIT NARRATIVE OF DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR USE OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT, SPEAKERS STRESS IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Committee Concludes Part-By-Part Consideration of Proposed 2000-2001 Programme Budget

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GA/DIS/3165

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON ANTARCTICA CONCLUDES WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION

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GA/EF/2893

BANGKOK TRADE, DEVELOPMENT FOLLOW-UP ROUND ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, COMMITTEE HEARS

Upcoming Seattle Ministerial-Level Meeting Of World Trade Orgaization Also Weighed by Representatives

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GA/EF/2894

PLANS TO HELP WORLD’S POOREST NATIONS ‘LIKE THUNDER WITH LITTLE RAIN’, CHINA TELLS ASSEMBLY’S ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

Debate Begins on Situation of Least Developed Countries; Delegates Urge New Push Towards International Cooperation

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GA/L/3132

LEGAL COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE STATES SUBSCRIBE TO UNCITRAL REGIMES AND HELP EXPEDITE WORK OF WORLD COURT

Also Discusses Amending Administrative Tribunal Statute To Raise Standards for Judges and Ensure Their Independence

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GA/SHC/3556

EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE NEEDS COMMONLY AGREED PROCEDURES, SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

Iran Urges Cooperation to Create Correct Mechanism; Plan for Abolition of Death Penalty Is Subject of Further Comment

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GA/SHC/3557

SOCIAL COMMITTEE URGES STEPS TO PREVENT ABUSE OF STREET CHILDREN, PROTECT WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Other Texts Seek Assembly Action on Rights of Girl Child, Promotion of International Convention on Migrant Workers and Families

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GA/SM/122
HR/4439

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR “GENEROUS FUNDS…UNWAVERING COMMITMENT” TO REALIZE CULTURE OF PEACE FOR WORLDS CHILDREN

Following is the text of a statement made today by Theo-Ben Gurirab, President of the General Assembly, on the tenth anniversary on the Convention on the Rights of the Child:

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GA/SM/123
HR/4440

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT PLEDGES TO KEEP WELFARE OF CHILDREN UPPERMOST IN MIND

Following is the text of introductory remarks of Theo-Ben Gurirab, President of the General Assembly, at the special event marking the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights on the Child: