The General Committee this morning recommended that the General Assembly include an item on international recognition of the Day of Vesak - the day in the year most sacred to Buddhists -- in the agenda of its fifty-fourth session and that the item be considered directly in plenary.
Committee Approves Text on Coercive Measures Against Developing Countries; Eight Further Drafts Approved Without Vote
Other Texts Approved on Fish Stocks Preservation, Sustainable Development, Debate Begins on Building Better, Peaceful World Through Sport and Olympic Ideal
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* Revised to include text translated from the French.
Following is the text of an address delivered this evening by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette upon receiving an honorary degree at the University of Toronto:
Resolution 1276 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the launch of the year 2000 Consolidated Emergency Appeals in Geneva on 23 November:
NEW YORK, 23 November (UNFPA) -- The United States will resume its support for the United Nations Population Fund for fiscal year 2000, which began on 1 October. The UNFPA received no United States funds in fiscal year 1999. Under foreign assistance legislation approved last week, funding will be restored to the fiscal year 1998 level of $25 million.
