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PI/970/

UNITED NATIONS FINANCIAL SITUATION DISCUSSED AT DPI/NGO CONFERENCE CORRECTION

10 October 1996


Press Release
PI/970/


UNITED NATIONS FINANCIAL SITUATION DISCUSSED AT DPI/NGO CONFERENCE CORRECTION

19961010

In the statement by the representative of Canada, in Press Release PI/970 of 12 September, the second sentence in the second complete paragraph on page 4 should read as follows:

GA/DIS/3050

FIRST COMMITTEE HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

10 October 1996


Press Release
GA/DIS/3050


FIRST COMMITTEE HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

19961010 The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) this morning elected its Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur and approved the programme of work for its current session.

Elected as Vice-Chairmen were Andre Mernier (Belgium) and Andelfo Garcia (Columbia). Parfait Onanga (Gabon) was elected Rapporteur. Alyaksandr Sychou (Belarus) was elected Chairman on 17 September.

GA/9126

ASSEMBLY'S GENERAL DEBATE, CONCLUDED TODAY, IS ONLY UNIVERSAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES TO SHARE VIEWS WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR

10 October 1996


Press Release
GA/9126


ASSEMBLY'S GENERAL DEBATE, CONCLUDED TODAY, IS ONLY UNIVERSAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES TO SHARE VIEWS WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR

19961010 Says Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Assembly President, in Concluding Statement

This is the text of the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), at the conclusion of the general debate of the fifty-first session this afternoon:

ECOSOC/5688

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RESUMES SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

10 October 1996


Press Release
ECOSOC/5688


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RESUMES SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

19961010

Approves Participation of NGOs in Elaboration of Declaration on Rights Of Indigenous Peoples; Acts on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Covenant