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Press Release

DC/2678

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, WILL HOLD SUBSTANTIVE SESSION 26 JUNE-7 JULY

15 February 2000


Press Release
DC/2678


DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, WILL HOLD SUBSTANTIVE SESSION 26 JUNE-7 JULY

20000215

At a resumed organizational session this afternoon, the Disarmament Commission decided to postpone its 2000 substantive session and convene it for two weeks instead of three, on an exceptional basis, from 26 June to 7 July.

GA/PK/165

UNIFORM CRITERIA FOR UN INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICTS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS MUST BE ESTABLISHED, SPECIAL PEACEKEEPING COMMITTEE TOLD

14 February 2000


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GA/PK/165


UNIFORM CRITERIA FOR UN INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICTS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS MUST BE ESTABLISHED, SPECIAL PEACEKEEPING COMMITTEE TOLD

20000214

Uniform criteria for involvement of the United Nations in conflicts and crisis situations must be established, the representative of Pakistan told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations this morning as it continued its general debate on all aspects of peacekeping operations.

SOC/4532

POVERTY ERADICATION, DEBT RELIEF, EMPLOYMENT, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

14 February 2000


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SOC/4532


POVERTY ERADICATION, DEBT RELIEF, EMPLOYMENT, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE FOCUS OF DISCUSSION IN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

20000214

Recent debt-relief initiatives from governments and international financial institutions actually trapped economies in a cycle of indebtedness and underdevelopment, the Commission for Social Development was told this morning.

TAD/1907

PRESIDENT OF INTER-AMERICAN BANK CALLS FOR "NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM" TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL INSTABILITY

14 February 2000


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TAD/1907


PRESIDENT OF INTER-AMERICAN BANK CALLS FOR ‘NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM’ TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY, SOCIAL INSTABILITY

20000214

Foreign Minister of Thailand, Ministers from Ireland, Sudan, Iran, Kuwait and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Speak in Continuing General Debate

(Received from UN Information Officer.)

L/2941

GENERAL ASSEMBLY"S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

14 February 2000


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L/2941


GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

20000214

Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory constituted one of the most heinous forms of terrorism, the representative of Lebanon told the Ad Hoc Committee on terrorism this afternoon, as it began its general debate. Resistance against that occupation was a struggle for freedom, he stated.

GA/PK/166

REALITIES ON GROUND HAVE MOVED FASTER THAN ADJUSTMENTS IN UN APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING, SPECIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

14 February 2000


Press Release
GA/PK/166


REALITIES ON GROUND HAVE MOVED FASTER THAN ADJUSTMENTS IN UN APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING, SPECIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

20000214

Realities on the ground had moved faster than adjustments in the United Nations approach to peacekeeping, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations was told this afternoon as it continued its general debate on all aspects of United Nations peacekeeping.