| Press Release GA/PAL/856 |
PALESTINIAN SEMINAR CONCLUDES IN VIENNA
Speakers Call for End to Israeli
Restrictive Measures, Donor Assistance to Palestinian Economy
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
| Press Release GA/PAL/855 |
EXPERT PANEL EXAMINES ROLES OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM
IN ALLEVIATING HARDSHIPS IN PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
| Press Release GA/PAL/854 |
UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE OPENS IN VIENNA
(Received from a UN Information Officer.)
VIENNA, 20 February -- "The dramatic upheavals of the past several months and the tragic loss of life have underlined the urgency of reaching a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine", Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today at the opening of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People.
| Press Release GA/PAL/852 |
Background Release
Solidarity Observance Told of Despair, Frustration in Occupied Territories; PLO Chairman States Terms on Which Authority Still Committed to Peace Process
A solemn meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will be held on Wednesday, 29 November, in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, as mandated by General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977.
Taking action on four draft resolutions this morning, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People approved one text by which the General Assembly would stress the necessity for commitment to the principle of land for peace, and to the implementation of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).
United States Announces Additional Contribution of $9 Million for Year 2000
