Decision on Millennium Event among Various Actions Taken By Social Committee; Proposal on Death Penalty Shelved for Present Session
No First Class or Second Class, Algeria Says; Iceland Describes Support System for Integrating Newcomers into Society
Social Committee Calls for Widespread Observance; Other Texts Seek Elimination of Religious Bias, Action Against Mercenary Activity
Eight Draft Resolutions Introduced As Representatives Discuss Assistance to Refugees, Migrant Policies
Hazards from Internal Strife Said to Complicate Work of Agency; Stability, Post-Conflict Recovery Now Critical to Relief Efforts
New Structure of INSTRAW Is Discussed; Review of Refugee Issues Continues, with Statement on Behalf of International Committee of Red Cross
Iran Urges Cooperation to Create Correct Mechanism; Plan for Abolition of Death Penalty Is Subject of Further Comment
Other Texts Seek Assembly Action on Rights of Girl Child, Promotion of International Convention on Migrant Workers and Families
Committee Approves Text on Women in 2000; In Other Drafts, Action Urged on Racial Discrimination, Convention Against Torture
Agreed, Says Australia, but International Action Merited When Violations Disregard Universally Accepted Standards
