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PRESS RELEASES BY CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
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UN General Assembly - 3rd Committee (Social, humanitarian & cultural)
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| 24 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3970 | Girl Child, Eliminating Racism, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism among Issues, as Third Committee Approves Five More Texts, Concludes Session |
| 23 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3969 | Third Committee Decision Welcomes Outcome of Durban Review Conference, One of Six Texts Recommended to General Assembly for Adoption |
| 20 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3968 | Acting on 20th Anniversary of Child Rights Convention, Third Committee Approves Annual Resolution on Rights of the Child by Consensus |
| 19 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3967 | General Assembly Will Adopt Declaration, Strategy to Counter World Drug Problem under Terms of Draft Resolution Approved by Third Committee |
| 12 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3966 | Third Committee Approves Resolution Aimed at ‘Combating Defamation of Religions’, One of 16 Draft Texts Recommended to General Assembly |
| 10 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3965 | Saying Torture Can ‘Never Be Justified,’ Third Committee Approves Text Condemning Any Attempt to Legalize, Authorize, Including on National Security Grounds |
| 3 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3964 | Five ‘Mega-Trends” -- including Population Growth, Urbanization, Climate Change -- Make Contemporary Displacement Increasingly Complex, Third Committee Told |
| 2 November, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3963 | Third Committee Speakers Say Durban Review Conference Start of New Era in Fight against Racial Discrimination |
| 29 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3962 | Third Committee Approves Resolution Calling for ‘Intensified Efforts’ by All UN Bodies to Eliminate Violence against Women |
| 28 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3961 | Speakers in Third Committee Draw Links between Fight to Secure Human Rights, Fight against Poverty, as Three-Day Discussion Concludes |
| 27 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3960 | UN Expert Tells Third Committee No State Free from Human Rights Violations, Accountability System Must Be Effective in as Many States as Possible |
| 26 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3959 | Political Affairs Head Says UN Efforts to Assist Elections in ‘High Demand’ as Third Committee’s Debate on Promotion of Human Rights Continues |
| 23 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3958 | Third Committee Hears Presentations from Six UN Human Rights Experts, As Debate on Promotion, Protection of Human Rights Continues |
| 22 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3957 | Third Committee Approves Texts on Crime Congress, Cooperatives, Year of Family, Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention, African Crime Institute, Ageing |
| 21 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3956 | Ordinary People Throughout World Want Human Rights of Universal Declaration ‘Translated into Reality’, UN High Commissioner Tells Third Committee |
| 20 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3955 | Convention against Torture ‘Next Generation Treaty’ That Places Value on Prevention over Cure, Third Committee Told |
| 19 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3954 | Implementing Declaration on Indigenous Rights Will Bring ‘Historical Justice’, Develop Stronger, Democratic, Multicultural Societies, Third Committee Told |
| 16 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3953 | Credibility of States ‘Rested in Their Work for Future Generations’; Children Must Be Protected, Nurtured, Encouraged to Participate, Third Committee Told |
| 15 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3952 | Third Committee Approves Texts on Commemoration of 15th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration, Technical Assistance for Implementing Terrorism Conventions |
| 14 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3951 | Urgent Action Needed by World Community to Stamp Out Violence against Children, Newly Appointed Special Representative Tells Third Committee |
| 13 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3950 | Efforts to Empower Women, Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Economic Growth Mutually Reinforcing, Say Third Committee Speakers |
| 12 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3949 | Third Committee Delegates Encourage Speedy Implementation of Proposal for New, Composite United Nations Body to Oversee Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment |
| 8 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3948 | Successful Fight against Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime Requires Interlocking National, Regional, International Strategies, Third Committee Told |
| 7 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3947 | ‘Sinister Nexus’ of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism Must Be Countered by Promoting Health, Justice, Security, Third Committee Told |
| 6 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3946 | Strengthening Well-Being of Youth Not Just a Question of Rights; Should Be Key Strategy in Bolstering Vitality of Global Village, Third Committee Told |
| 5 October, 2009 | | GA/SHC/3945 | World Economic Crisis Could Have ‘Unparalleled Negative Consequences’ on Human Development, Third Committee Told, as Debate Begins for Current Session |
| 15 September, 2009 | | BIO/4127-GA/SHC/3944 | Normans Penke of Lativia Chair of Third Committee |
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