Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

48^th Meeting (PM)

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY DEBATE ON REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES

New York UNHCR Director Says International Community

Must Now Promote Policies of Prevention, Address Root Causes of Displacement

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

46^th Meeting (PM)

ZAMBIA CALLS ON DONOR COUNTRIES TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR UNHCR,

AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON REFUGEES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

45^th Meeting (AM)

QUICK ACTION NECESSARY TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF INCREASING NUMBERS

OF REFUGEES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

Delegates Introduce 12 Draft Resolutions

On Refugees, Human Rights, Children’s Rights

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

43^rd Meeting (AM)

REFUGEES VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, NOT ITS PERPETRATORS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS

THIRD COMMITTEE, AS REFUGEE DEBATE OPENS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

44^th Meeting (PM)

WORLD’S BURGEONING REFUGEE PROBLEM REFLECTS INADEQUACIES

OF CURRENT PROTECTION SYSTEM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

The world's burgeoning refugee problem clearly reflected the inadequacies of the current international protection system, several delegations told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, Cultural) this afternoon as its discussions about

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

42^nd Meeting (AM)

PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MINORITIES DESERVES PRIORITY ATTENTION,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

41^st Meeting (AM)

GLOBALIZATION PROCESS SHOULD BE REDIRECTED TO BENEFIT ENTIRE HUMAN FAMILY,

IRAN TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION CONTINUES

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

40^th Meeting (AM)

PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM POVERTY, HUNGER, POOR HEALTH UNLIKELY

TO ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS, DELEGATES STRESS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

Importance of Right to Development, Maintenance

Of International Peace, Security Emphasized as Human Rights Debate Continues

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

38^th Meeting (AM)

COUNTRIES TO FOCUS ON RESTORATION OF AFGHAN SOCIETY RESPECTING ALL HUMAN RIGHTS,

SPEAKERS TELL THIRD COMMITTEE

General Debate Opens on Human Rights

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

39^th Meeting (PM)

SITUATION OF MIGRANTS MORE DIFFICULT SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER ATTACKS,

THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE CONTINUES

Committee Hears Rights of Reply from 13 Countries

Responding to Statements Alleging Human Rights Abuses