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Press Release

GA/L/3087

LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTS DEEMED INTERNATIONALLY WRONGFUL

3 November 1998


Press Release
GA/L/3087


LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTS DEEMED INTERNATIONALLY WRONGFUL

19981103

The Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon began discussion of issues involved in State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, as it took up a section of the International Law Commission's report dealing with the subject.

SG/SM/6783

SECRETARY-GENERAL, OPENING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PLEDGING CONFERENCES, SAYS GAP BETWEEN 'WHAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO AND ARE ABLE TO DO IS WIDENING'

3 November 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6783
SAG/18


SECRETARY-GENERAL, OPENING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES PLEDGING CONFERENCES, SAYS GAP BETWEEN 'WHAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO AND ARE ABLE TO DO IS WIDENING'

19981103 Kofi Annan Stresses Far-Reaching Reforms Are Leading to Improved Efficiency and Effectiveness of UN Operational Activities for Development

GA/EF/2843/

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUE OF POVERTY ERADICATION; CHINA URGES ROLE FOR THOSE AFFECTED IN FRAMING PROGRAMMES CORRECTION

3 November 1998


Press Release
GA/EF/2843/


ECONOMIC COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUE OF POVERTY ERADICATION; CHINA URGES ROLE FOR THOSE AFFECTED IN FRAMING PROGRAMMES CORRECTION

19981103

Following is the statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs which was inadvertently omitted from Press Release GA/EF/2843 issued yesterday:

SOC/CP/206

UN TO HOST ASIA-PACIFIC MEETING ON CRIME IN BANGKOK

3 November 1998


Press Release
SOC/CP/206


UN TO HOST ASIA-PACIFIC MEETING ON CRIME IN BANGKOK

19981103

VIENNA, 2 November (UN Information Service) -- Experts and top government officials from about 23 Asian and Pacific countries are gathering in Bangkok from 2 to 4 November to discuss how crime can be better controlled and prevented at the national and transnational levels.

GA/EF/2845

POVERTY ERADICATION MEASURES MUST RESPECT PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IS TOLD

3 November 1998


Press Release
GA/EF/2845


POVERTY ERADICATION MEASURES MUST RESPECT PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19981103

Respect for the principles of human rights was essential in efforts to eradicate poverty, the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) was told this morning as it ended its general discussion on the implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006).