Third Committee

16 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3509

ASSEMBLY WOULD REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, WITHOUT EXCLUDING OPTION OF STATE, BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT

19981116 Committee Takes Action on Five Texts, Hears Introduction of 11 Drafts

13 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3508

MEASURES TO PROTECT CHILDREN, COMBAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, END DEGRADING TREATMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS RECOMMENDED BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXTS

19981113 Drafts on Human Rights Situation in Iraq, Assistance to Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Human Rights and Unilateral Coercive Measures Introduced

12 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3506

HEAVY BURDEN BORNE BY COUNTRIES FACING SUDDEN MOVEMENTS OF REFUGEES AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

19981112 Security of Humanitarian Workers, Abduction of Vincent Cochetel also Addressed by Speakers

12 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3507

PROTECTION ROLE IMPORTANT AS SECURITY IN REFUGEE CAMPS IS GROWING CONCERN OF AGENCY WORKERS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

19981112 UNHCR Representative, Uneasy at 'Erosion of Human Rights', Welcomes Global Support for Efforts to Aid World's Displaced Persons

11 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3504

PAST YEAR HAS SEEN NEW PATTERN OF HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHES, MORE LIMITED IN SIZE BUT MORE COMPLEX IN NATURE, SADAKO OGATA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

19981111 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Notes Growing Gap between Humanitarian and Development Assistance

11 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3503/

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

19981111

In Press Release GA/SHC/3503 of 10 November, the second full paragraph on page 10, summarizing the statement by the representative of Belarus, ALYAKSANDR SYCHOU, should read:

11 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3505

LINK BETWEEN CONFLICT SITUATIONS AND RESULTING POVERTY STRESSED BY WORLD BANK DELEGATE TO ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE

19981111 Ethnic Strife Is Seen as Central Cause of Refugee Problems; Debate Continues on Report of High Commissioner

11 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3503/

THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

19981111

In Press Release GA/SHC/3503 of 10 November, the first full paragraph on page 23, containing part of the summary of the statement by the representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, should read:

10 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3503

9 November 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3501