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GA/9688
16 December 1999


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GA/9688


ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXT ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; TAKES UP SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

19991216

The General Assembly this morning demanded that all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina facilitate the full implementation of all aspects of the New York Declaration, adopted on 15 November -- in particular, the Principles on the Establishment of a State Border Service -- in a timely manner.

16 December 1999


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EXHIBIT OF CHILDREN’S ART TO OPEN AT HEADQUARTERS

19991216

“Visions of the New Millennium”, an exhibit of selected works from around the world by artists, photographers and writers between the ages of six and eighteen, will be inaugurated in the Visitors’ Lobby on Friday, 17 December, at 3:30 p.m.

GA/SM/143
16 December 1999


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GA/SM/143


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT OPENS DEBATE ON SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

19991216

This is the text of a statement by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), in the plenary debate on Security Council membership and related matters, delivered on 16 December:

GA/9689
16 December 1999


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GA/9689


GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM

19991216

Speakers Address Veto Privilege and Expansion of Council Membership

If the permanent members of the Security Council agreed to limit the scope of their privileges, they would be giving a tangible sign of their political will to reform the Council and of their desire to adapt it to present realities, the General Assembly was told this afternoon.

16 December 1999


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UNITED NATIONS PHOTO EXHIBIT ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS TODAY

19991216

An updated version of the photo exhibit of the Department of Public Information (DPI) on “The United Nations and the Question of Palestine” opens today. The updating of the exhibit was mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 53/41.