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HR/CN/935
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ADOPTS NUMEROUS RESOLUTIONS ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
19990427(Reissued as received.)
GENEVA, 26 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this evening adopted a host of resolutions aimed at alleviating abuses and human suffering in all corners of the globe.
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TAD/1872
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HR/CN/933
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON RATIONALIZATION OF ITS WORK
19990427GENEVA, 26 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this morning began its debate on the rationalization of its work. The discussion centred on the report of the bureau of the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the rationalization of the work and mechanisms of reform.
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SG/SM/6971
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GA/PAL/802*
UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN MEETING IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES IN NAMIBIA; ADOPTS WINDHOEK DECLARATION
19990426 (Received from a UN Information Officer.)
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SG/SM/6970/Rev.1
ADDRESSING `EUROPE'S WORLD ROLE IN 21ST CENTURY', IN BERLIN, SECRETARY-GENERAL CHALLENGES CONCEPT OF `UNIPOLAR WORLD'
19990426 There May Be Only One Super-Power, but It Needs Allies and Supporters in Order to Achieve Its Goals, Kofi Annan States
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ENV/DEV/511
COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HEARS JOINT PRESENTATION BY PANAMA AND MEXICO
19990426 Transfer of Panama Canal at End of 1999 And Coordinating International Environmental Efforts Discussed
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HR/CN/932
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON SITUATIONS IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, MYANMAR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, RWANDA
19990426 Approves Chairman's Statements on East Timor and Cyprus; Resolutions On Debt Relief, Unilateral Coercive Measures, Human Rights Cooperation(Reissued as received.)
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GA/PK/163
CONCLUDING 1999 SESSION, SPECIAL PEACEKEEPING COMMITTEE REAFFIRMS THAT PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY RESTS WITH UN
19990426Committee Approves Report; Stresses Importance of Providing Peacekeeping Operations with Clearly Defined Mandates, Secure Financing