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ICJ/560

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, BY 12 VOTES TO 5, DETERMINES IT HAS NO

4 December 1998


Press Release
ICJ/560


INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE, BY 12 VOTES TO 5, DETERMINES IT HAS NO

19981204 Upholds Canadian Contention That Dispute Comes Under Previously Declared Reservation Relating to Conservation and Management Measures

THE HAGUE, 4 December (ICJ) -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today declared that it had no jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the dispute brought in 1995 by Spain concerning Fisheries Jurisdiction (Spain v. Canada).

GA/AB/3276

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ESTIMATES FOR 2000-2001 BUDGET LESS THAN AMOUNTS SPENT ON FOOD FOR CATS AND DOGS IN SOME LARGE CITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

4 December 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3276


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ESTIMATES FOR 2000-2001 BUDGET LESS THAN AMOUNTS SPENT ON FOOD FOR CATS AND DOGS IN SOME LARGE CITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981204 Committee Takes Up Proposed Budget Outline for 2000-2001 Biennium, Considers Net Budgeting, First Performance Report on 1998-1999 Budget

SC/6607

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN AT SITUATION OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL AT TWO POSTS IN ANGOLA

4 December 1998


Press Release
SC/6607


SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN AT SITUATION OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL AT TWO POSTS IN ANGOLA

19981204 Press Statement by President Cites Plight of Observers In Andulo and Bailundo; Holds UNITA Leader Responsible for Their Safety

This is the text of a statement to the press this evening by the President of the Security Council, Jassin Mohammad Buallay (Bahrain), following consultations among Council members:

GA/SM/78

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES NEED FOR SECURE FINANCIAL BASIS FOR UNRWA'S ACTIVITIES

3 December 1998


Press Release
GA/SM/78
PAL/1867


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES NEED FOR SECURE FINANCIAL BASIS FOR UNRWA'S ACTIVITIES

19981203 The following is the text of the statement delivered today by the President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), at the pledging conference for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):