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UN General Assembly - 3rd Committee (Social, humanitarian & cultural)

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22 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4033Third Committee Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Syria, by Vote of 122 in Favour to 13 Against, with 41 Abstentions

21 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4032Third Committee Approves Draft Resolutions on Human Rights Situations in Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar

18 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4031Third Committee Approves Text Stressing Critical Importance of Women's Political Participation in All Contexts — Peace, Conflict, Political Transition

17 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4030Third Committee Approves Resolution Recommending Adoption of United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training

15 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4029Text Recommending Adoption of Protocol to Child Rights Convention Establishing Communications Procedure for Individual Complaints Approved By Third Committee

10 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4028Third Committee Approves Text Condemning All Forms of Torture, Any Steps to Legalize Such Actions, Including on Grounds of National Security

8 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4027Draft Text Approved by Third Committee Recognizes Youth as ‘Key Agents for Social Change’, Affirms Investment in Youth Crucial for Sustainable Development

3 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4026Third Committee Approves Draft Resolution on Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention; Hears Introduction of 11 Texts on Wide Range of Issues

2 November, 2011
GA/SHC/4025Five Years after Creation, Human Rights Council Has Completed Appraisal of Human Rights Situation in Every Country in the World, Third Committee Told

1 November, 2011
GA/SHC/402421st Century Proving to Be ‘Century of People on the Move’, Innovative Approaches Needed to Address New Patterns of Forced Displacement, Third Committee Told

31 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4023UN Expert Reports ‘Alarming Resurgence’ in Use of Mercenaries to Violate Human Rights, Often in New, Novel Ways, in Statement to Third Committee

28 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4022Ten Years after Global Agreement in Durban on Framework to Combat Racism, No Country Could Claim to Be Free from Scourge, Third Committee Told

27 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4021In Third Committee, States Describe National Efforts Made to Meet Human Rights Obligations; Stress Rights Are Equal, Indivisible, Mutually Reinforcing

26 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4020With Crises Disproportionately Affecting Most Vulnerable, World Community Must Ensure Economic, Social Rights Not Relegated to Second Tier, Committee Told

25 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4019Landmark Election in Tunisia Superb Demonstration of UN Providing Advice, Support, while Fully Respecting National Leadership, Ownership Third Committee Told

24 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4018Several Aspects of Sexual, Reproductive Health — Providing Information, Using Contraception, Abortion — Should Be ‘Decriminalized’, Third Committee Told

21 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4017Extremists Have Pushed Anti-immigration Agenda, but in Fact ‘We Are All Migrants’, Migrant Rights Are Human Rights, Says United Nations Expert in Third Committee

20 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4016Under Prolonged Israeli Occupation, Children’s Development ‘Deformed by Pervasive Deprivations’ Affecting Health, Education, Security, UN Expert Tells Committee

19 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4015Protest Movements in Middle East, North Africa Reaffirm Reach of Human Rights Even Where Repression ‘Once Seemed Immutable’, Third Committee Told

18 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4014Special Rapporteur on Torture Tells Third Committee Use of Prolonged Solitary Confinement on Rise, Calls for Global Ban on Practice

17 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4013Special Rapporteur Highlights ‘Negative, Even Catastrophic’ Impact of Extractive Industries on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Third Committee Statement

14 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4012In Third Committee Member States Detail National Steps to Safeguard, Nurture Children, Call for More Support to ‘The Most Vulnerable of the Vulnerables’

13 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4011Strengthening Global Efforts against Criminal Financing, Money-Laundering, among Issues Addressed, as Third Committee Approves Four Criminal Justice Texts

12 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4010'Too Many Children Are Being Left Behind' Simply Because They Are Born Female, Have Disabilities, Live in World’s Poorest Places, Third Committee Told

11 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4009With Equal Rights, Empowerment, Women Can Be ‘Agents of Change’ for Sustained Socio-economic Development, Security around World, Third Committee Told

10 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4008After ‘Remarkable Year’ for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, Momentum Must Be Turned into Tangible Gains for Women, Girls Everywhere, Third Committee Told

6 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4007Criminal Groups Trafficking in Drugs, Weapons Can Destabilize Countries, Regions; Combating Them Requires Increased Cooperation, Resources, Third Committee Told

5 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4006World Confronts Complex, ‘Practically Seamless Web’ of Crime, Corruption, Drugs, Which Touches Every Country, Spans Every Region, Third Committee Told

4 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4005Austerity Measures Adopted by Developed Countries Hurt Global Growth, Push More into Poverty, Just When Greater Social Protection Needed, Third Committee Told

3 October, 2011
GA/SHC/4004As World Struggles with Economic Crisis, ‘Time Bomb’ of Rising Social Inequality Could Tear Apart Moral Fabric of Societies, Third Committee Told

16 September, 2011
GA/SHC/4003Third Committee Completes Bureau for Sixty-Sixth General Assembly Session

14 September, 2011
BIO/4321-GA/SHC/4002Haniff Hussein of Malaysia Chair of Third Committee

23 November, 2010
GA/SHC/4001Third Committee Approves Eight More Draft Resolutions as Current Session Concludes; Durban Commemorative Meeting, Regulating Private Security Companies among Issues

22 November, 2010
GA/SHC/4000Third Committee Approves Text to Ensure Human Rights Protected in Anti-Terrorism Efforts, Another Stating ‘No Religion Should Be Equated with Terrorism’

19 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3999General Assembly Will Declare 30 August International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearance, in Resolution Approved by Third Committee

18 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3998Third Committee Approves Resolutions on Human Rights in Myanmar, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

16 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3997General Assembly Will Hold ‘World Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ in 2014, under Terms of Resolution Recommended by Third Committee

11 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3996General Assembly Will Call for All States to Establish a Moratorium on Executions with View to Abolishing Death Penalty, under Text Approved by Third Committee

9 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3995Third Committee Approves Text Calling for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Global Development Goal Efforts, High-Level Meeting to Assess Progress

4 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3994Third Committee Approves Three Texts on Women’s Issues — Welcoming ‘UN Women’, Condemning All Violence against Women, Establishing International Widow’s Day

3 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3993Eliminating Racial Discrimination; Ensuring Right to Self-Determination; Protecting Refugees Issues Addressed, as Third Committee Continues Human Rights Debate

2 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3992Voluntary Refugee Returns Worst in Two Decades; World Faces Quasi-Permanent Refugee Situations in Areas of Never-Ending Conflict, Third Committee Told

1 November, 2010
GA/SHC/3991Intergovernmental Working Group Established by Human Rights Council to Elaborate Convention on Regulating Private Security Companies, Third Committee Told

28 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3990Third Committee Approves Draft Text Calling for General Assembly Plenary Meeting to Launch International Year of Cooperatives 2012

27 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3989National Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Effectiveness of Human Rights Council and Special Procedures among Issues, as Third Committee Debate Continues

26 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3988‘Cornerstone’ Security Council Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism Should Be Replaced by Single Text Not Adopted Under Charter’s Chapter VII, Third Committee Told

25 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3987General Assembly, Human Rights Council Texts Declaring Water, Sanitation Human Right ‘Breakthrough’; Challenge Now to Turn Right ‘into a Reality’, Third Committee Told

22 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3986Past Trends towards Increasing ‘Criminalization’ of Irregular Migration Continue; Migrants Face Racism, Abuse, Appalling Housing Conditions, Third Committee Told

21 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3985Unprecedented Pressures on Farmland — with 30 million Hectares Lost Annually — Poses ‘Direct Threat to the Right to Food of Rural Populations’, Third Committee Told

20 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3984Sixty Years after Human Rights Declaration Adopted Challenge Remains Same — Bringing Vision Closer to Ground, so It Touches ‘Lives of Real People’, Third Committee Told

19 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3983Twenty-Six Years after UN Treaty Aimed at Absolute Prohibition of Torture Adopted ‘We Have Not yet Achieved That Goal,’ Third Committee Told

18 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3982Implementation of Indigenous Rights Declaration Should Be Regarded as Political, Moral, Legal Imperative without Qualification, Third Committee Told

15 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3981Third Committee Speakers Describe Wide Range of Ways — from Reintegration of Child Soldiers to Rural Schools-on-Wheels — Countries Promote Child Rights

14 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3980Third Committee Approves Text on ‘Bangkok Rules’ for Treatment of Female Prisoners; One of Four Criminal Justice Resolutions Recommended to General Assembly

13 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3979To ‘Truly Universalize’ Child Rights Global Community Must Reach Neediest Children in Critical Early Years with Nutrition, Protection, Third Committee Told

12 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3978Third Committee Speakers Say 2010 ‘Groundbreaking Year’ for Women’s Empowerment, with Creation of UN Women, While Underlining Many Challenges Ahead

11 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3977Calls for Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment ‘Must Be More Than a Mantra; It Must Become a Lived Reality’ for Women in All Countries, Third Committee Told

7 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3976Transnational Organized Crime Extending Reach into New Areas — Cyber Crime, ‘High Seas Poaching’ — Which Needs Coordinated Response, Third Committee Told

6 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3975Struggle against Organized Crime, Corruption, Drug Trafficking Connected; Too Big for Countries to Confront on Their Own, Third Committee Told

5 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3974Residual Effects of Global Crises – Financial, Food, Fuel – Impeding Progress towards Achieving Millennium Development Goals, Third Committee Told

4 October, 2010
GA/SHC/3973To Achieve Development Goals ‘Inclusive Policies’ Needed to Reduce Unemployment, Fight Poverty, Lessen Social Injustice, Says Under-Secretary General

14 September, 2010
BIO/4241-GA/SHC/3972Michel Tommo Monthe of Cameroon Chair of Third Committee

27 August, 2010
GA/SHC/3971Michel Tommo Monthe of Cameroon Elected Chair of Third Committee for Sixty-Fifth Session of General Assembly

24 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3970Girl 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/3969Third Committee Decision Welcomes Outcome of Durban Review Conference, One of Six Texts Recommended to General Assembly for Adoption

20 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3968Acting on 20th Anniversary of Child Rights Convention, Third Committee Approves Annual Resolution on Rights of the Child by Consensus

19 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3967General Assembly Will Adopt Declaration, Strategy to Counter World Drug Problem under Terms of Draft Resolution Approved by Third Committee

12 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3966Third Committee Approves Resolution Aimed at ‘Combating Defamation of Religions’, One of 16 Draft Texts Recommended to General Assembly

10 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3965Saying 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/3964Five ‘Mega-Trends” -- including Population Growth, Urbanization, Climate Change -- Make Contemporary Displacement Increasingly Complex, Third Committee Told

2 November, 2009
GA/SHC/3963Third Committee Speakers Say Durban Review Conference Start of New Era in Fight against Racial Discrimination

29 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3962Third Committee Approves Resolution Calling for ‘Intensified Efforts’ by All UN Bodies to Eliminate Violence against Women

28 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3961Speakers in Third Committee Draw Links between Fight to Secure Human Rights, Fight against Poverty, as Three-Day Discussion Concludes

27 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3960UN 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/3959Political 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/3958Third Committee Hears Presentations from Six UN Human Rights Experts, As Debate on Promotion, Protection of Human Rights Continues

22 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3957Third Committee Approves Texts on Crime Congress, Cooperatives, Year of Family, Women’s Anti-Discrimination Convention, African Crime Institute, Ageing

21 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3956Ordinary People Throughout World Want Human Rights of Universal Declaration ‘Translated into Reality’, UN High Commissioner Tells Third Committee

20 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3955Convention against Torture ‘Next Generation Treaty’ That Places Value on Prevention over Cure, Third Committee Told

19 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3954Implementing Declaration on Indigenous Rights Will Bring ‘Historical Justice’, Develop Stronger, Democratic, Multicultural Societies, Third Committee Told

16 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3953Credibility 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/3952Third Committee Approves Texts on Commemoration of 15th Anniversary of Beijing Declaration, Technical Assistance for Implementing Terrorism Conventions

14 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3951Urgent Action Needed by World Community to Stamp Out Violence against Children, Newly Appointed Special Representative Tells Third Committee

13 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3950Efforts to Empower Women, Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Economic Growth Mutually Reinforcing, Say Third Committee Speakers

12 October, 2009
GA/SHC/3949Third 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/3948Successful 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/3946Strengthening 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/3945World 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/3944Normans Penke of Lativia Chair of Third Committee

UN General Assembly - 3rd Committee (Social, humanitarian & cultural)

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26 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3943THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME FOR 2010-2011, CONCLUDES 2008 SESSION

25 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3942RIGHTS OF DISABLED, HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT, ELIMINATING RACISM AMONG ISSUES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX MORE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

24 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3941THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT TEXT ENDORSES RECOMMENDATIONS, FUTURE WORKPLAN OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S WORKING GROUP ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT

21 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3940THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, IRAN

20 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3939GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL REAFFIRM RESOLUTION ON DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM, UNDER TERMS OF DRAFT TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

18 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3938THIRD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTION OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

11 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3937ATTACKS ON REFUGEES CONDEMNED, HUMANITARIAN, NON-POLITICAL NATURE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER’S WORK REAFFIRMED, UNDER TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

6 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3927/Corr. 1THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS PRESENTATIONS FROM FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RAPPORTEURS, AS WIDE-RANGING TWO-WEEK HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE CONTINUES

GA/SHC/3936GENERAL EFFORTS CALLED FOR TO ELIMINATE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WITH FOCUS ON ENDING IMPUNITY, UNDER TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

5 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3935INNOVATIVE, DURABLE SOLUTIONS -- VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION, LOCAL INTEGRATION -- NEEDED TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF REFUGEES, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

4 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3934ADVERSE TRENDS -- WIDENING INEQUALITY, DEEPENING CONFLICTS -- PLACING DRAMATIC PRESSURE ON REFUGEE OFFICE, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

3 November, 2008
GA/SHC/3933STRENGTHENING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS KEY FOR PREVENTING CONFLICT, STABILIZING POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

31 October, 2008
GA/SHC/39322007-2008 MARKED ‘INSTITUTIONAL RENEWAL’ OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS MACHINERY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT TAKES UP HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT

30 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3931MEMBER STATES CALLED ON TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO PREVENT OBSTETRIC FISTULA, INCLUDING ENSURING PRENATAL, POST-NATAL CARE, IN TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

29 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3930HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW MECHANISM COULD CHANGE THIRD COMMITTEE’S ROLE IN DEALING WITH SPECIFIC COUNTRIES, SAY SPEAKERS

28 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3929SPEAKERS WARN AGAINST POLITICIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON UNITED NATIONS AGENDA, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES WIDE-RANGING DEBATE

27 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3928ANY SOLUTION TO GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS MUST BE GROUNDED IN ‘RIGHT TO FOOD’, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD BY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL RAPORTEUR

24 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3927THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS PRESENTATIONS FROM FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RAPPORTEURS, AS WIDE-RANGING TWO-WEEK HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE CONTINUES

23 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3926THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING, YEAR OF VOLUNTEERS, LITERACY DECADE, 12TH CRIME CONGRESS, AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR CRIME PREVENTION

22 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3925GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS SHOULD NOT BE PURSUED IN ISOLATION FROM HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

21 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3924THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT GAP BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES EMBODIED IN GLOBAL DECLARATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION ON THE GROUND

20 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3923THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT POLICY SUCCESSES ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES, BUT SAY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CONTINUE TO FACE EXCLUSION, EXPLOITATION, POVERTY

17 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3922THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS UNDERLINE LINKS BETWEEN POVERTY, CHILD LABOUR, OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION, AS DEBATE ON CHILD RIGHTS CONCLUDES

16 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3921THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS PRAISE STRENGTHENED CHILD RIGHTS LEGAL STRUCTURE, BUT SAY CHILDREN IN POVERTY, CONFLICT ‘SAD REMINDER’ OF HOW FAR WORLD HAS TO GO

15 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3920WORLD HAS WITNESSED PRECEDENT-SETTING DEVELOPMENTS TO PROTECT CHILD RIGHTS, BUT EMERGING CHALLENGES POSE NEW THREATS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

14 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3919UNEVEN SUCCESS ACHIEVING GENDER PARITY SIGNALS NEED FOR STRENGTHENED COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING WOMEN’S RIGHTS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

13 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3918‘NEW PARADIGM IN OUR POLICIES’ NEEDED TO ENSURE WOMEN INVOLVED AT EACH STAGE OF PEACE, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

10 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3917MULTI-PRONGED STRATEGIES NEEDED TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME, USING FRAMEWORK OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

9 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3916STRENGTHENING RULE OF LAW ‘KEY’ TO UNLOCKING MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

7 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3915GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO LIFT WORLD’S MOST VULNERABLE OUT OF VICIOUS CYCLE OF POVERTY, EXCLUSION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

6 October, 2008
GA/SHC/3914MULTIPLE GLOBAL CRISES POSE ‘SERIOUS CHALLENGE’ FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT OPENS DEBATE FOR CURRENT SESSION

16 September, 2008
BIO/4025-GA/SHC/3913FRANK MAJOOR OF NETHERLANDS CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

28 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3912RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, GIRL CHILD, PROTECTION OF MIGRANTS AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS SIX TEXTS, CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

27 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3911THIRD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, AS IT APPROVES FIVE DRAFT TEXTS

21 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3910THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 11 MORE DRAFTS FOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ONE MORE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TEXT THAT AGAIN DRAWS HEAVY CRITICISM

20 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3909THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES THREE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DESPITE OPPOSITION LED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

19 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3908THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 14 TEXTS FOR ACTION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

16 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3907MAJORITY OF REAL, BURNING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN WORLD HAVE NOT EARNED ATTENTION OF NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

15 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3906TWO-DAY DELIBERATIONS END WITH CONTENTIOUS RESOLUTION CALLING FOR MORATORIUM ON USE OF DEATH PENALTY APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE AFTER VOTE

14 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3905TEN AMENDMENTS TO DRAFT PROPOSING MORATORIUM ON USE OF DEATH PENALTY REJECTED BY RECORDED VOTES IN THIRD COMMITTEE

9 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3904THIRD COMMITTEE ASKS ASSEMBLY TO DESIGNATE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS LEARNING

8 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3903THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ASKING ASSEMBLY TO DECLARE 15 OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN

7 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3902OUTSOURCING MILITARY FUNCTIONS TO PRIVATE CONTRACTORS LEADS TO PRIVATIZATION OF WAR, THIRD COMMITTEE WARNED

6 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3901ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT IN NAME, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, COUNCIL THE SAME, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

5 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3900THIRTY TWO MEMBER STATES TO COME UNDER MICROSCOPE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW MECHANISM BY JUNE 2008, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

1 November, 2007
GA/SHC/3899THIRD COMMITTEE CALLS ON ASSEMBLY TO DESIGNATE 2 APRIL WORLD AUTISM DAY

31 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3898MORE VITAL THAN EVER TO MOVE AWAY FROM SELECTIVITY AND PARTIAL APPROACHES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

30 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3897CAPITAL PUNISHMENT NOT PROHIBITED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

29 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3896DARFUR REMAINS REGION WHERE GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ARE PERPETRATED BY ALL PARTIES, RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

26 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3895SYSTEM OF IMPUNITY MAKING MOCKERY OF SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

25 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3894THIRD COMMITTEE CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FOCUS ON UPCOMING REVIEW OF MADRID PLAN OF ACTION ON AGEING

24 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3893NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL COULD HELP PUT RIGHTS ABUSERS ON NOTICE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

23 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3892SEVEN DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON KEY HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES INTRODUCED TO THIRD COMMITTEE

22 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3891GLOBAL WARMING, INCREASING EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DISPOSSESSING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF ANCESTRAL LANDS

19 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3890INDEPENDENT EXPERT REITERATES CALL FOR MORE ATTENTION TO PLIGHT OF CHILD VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

18 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3889THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTION URGING STATES TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO PREVENT, SUPPRESS TERRORISM

17 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3888FORMER CHILD SOLDIER TAKES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO TASK FOR FAILURE TO DO MORE FOR CHILDREN LIVING AMID CONFLICT

16 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3887RURAL WOMEN FACE PROBLEMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND MANIFOLD DISADVANTAGES

15 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3886PAST YEAR HIGHLIGHTED AS POSITIVE FOR WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY

11 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3885SOCIAL COMMITTEE WRAPS UP DEBATE ON CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND DRUG CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON

10 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3884ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE WARNED NOT TO MAKE MISTAKE OF APPROACHING DRUG CONTROL, CRIME DETERRENCE, PREVENTION OF TERRORISM AS SEPARATE ISSUES

9 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3883PROBLEMS OF YOUNGER GENERATION HIGHLIGHTED AS ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

8 October, 2007
GA/SHC/3882REJECTING HIGH COMMISSIONER’S RECOMMENDATION, SOCIAL COMMITTEE DECLINES TO TAKE UP HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS ON NEPAL, NORTHERN UGANDA

18 September, 2007
BIO/3935-GA/SHC/3881RAYMOND OSBOURNE WOLFE OF JAMAICA CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

8 December, 2006
GA/SHC/3880CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT DECISION ON PROGRAMME PLANNING CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS

30 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3879THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES NOTE OF REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, APPROVES WORK PROGRAMME FOR NEXT SESSION

28 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3878THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT; VOTES TO DEFER ACTION CONCERNING DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

22 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3877THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, BELARUS; REJECTS TEXTS ON CANADA, UNITED STATES

21 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3876THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAN

20 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3875THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES NO ACTION ON TEXT CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS IN UZBEKISTAN

17 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3874THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING FULL RESPECT FOR ALL HUMAN RIGHTS BY DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

16 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3873THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS, PALESTINIAN SELF-DETERMINATION, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, RIGHT TO FOOD

13 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3872THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION CONCERNING CONVENTION ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES; HEARS INTRODUCTION OF 17 TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

10 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3871THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT CONDEMNING HOSTAGE-TAKING; HEARS REPORT BY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT

9 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3870THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN, GIRLS; HEARS INTRODUCTION OF 15 TEXTS

8 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3869URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED TO MEET NEEDS OF AFRICA’S 13 MILLION INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION OF REFUGEE ISSUES CONCLUDES

7 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3868MOVEMENT OF POPULATIONS DESTINED TO BE KEY QUESTION OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

6 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3867RISE OF RACISM, INTOLERANCE IS SERIOUS THREAT TO DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

2 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3866THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, UN CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMME; HEARS REPORT BY EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURUNDI

1 November, 2006
GA/SHC/3865THIRD COMMITTEE SUSPENDS CONSIDERATION OF FIRST-EVER REPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

30 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3864INNOVATIVE APPROACHES NEEDED TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS CONCERNS ARE EXPRESSED ABOUT OVERLAP, DUPLICATION

27 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3863LAUNCH OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPRESENTS HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE, PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

26 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3862PROGRESS TOWARDS SOCIAL SUMMIT GOALS SLOW, UNEVEN, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

25 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3861NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION COULD UNDERMINE HUMAN RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

23 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3860EXPERT IN THIRD COMMITTEE CITES ‘SURPRISING LACK OF AWARENESS’ AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF TORTURE AS MOST SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

20 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3859EXPERTS IN THIRD COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHT SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SUDAN, MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

19 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3858THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, LITERACY, AGEING, CRIME PREVENTION, KIDNAPPING; CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

18 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3857HIGH COMMISSIONER LINKS POVERTY, UNDERDEVELOPMENT TO DENIAL OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL RIGHTS, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE

17 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3856COUNTRIES CALL FOR STREAMLINING OF UNITED NATIONS MACHINERY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

16 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3855DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MUST BE ADOPTED WITHOUT CHANGE TO AVOID DELAY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

13 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3854CONTINUING ITS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS ABOUT DANGERS CONFRONTING YOUTH WORLDWIDE

12 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3853SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SAYS 2006 ‘A TERRIBLE YEAR’ FOR CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

11 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3852THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS WITH INTRODUCTION OF REPORT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN

10 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3851SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE CALL FOR END TO ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, MEASURES TO ADDRESS GENDER IMBALANCE IN UNITED NATIONS

9 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3850VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN NOT CONFINED TO SPECIFIC CULTURE OR REGION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE BEGINS ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

5 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3849SPEAKERS UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF SOLIDARITY, COOPERATION, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

4 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3848CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT BY TRANSNATIONAL, NON-STATE ACTORS POSES MAJOR THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

3 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3847SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, TRADE, TECHNOLOGY ACCESS IN ACHIEVING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE

2 October, 2006
GA/SHC/3846FORGING MEANINGFUL LINKS BETWEEN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC POLICIES KEY TO POVERTY REDUCTION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AT OUTSET OF DEBATE ON SOCIAL ISSUES

12 September, 2006
BIO/3803-GA/SHC/3845HAMID AL BAYATI OF IRAQ CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

23 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3844HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ELIMINATION OF RACISM, GLOBALIZATION ADDRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE TEXTS

22 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3843THIRD COMMITTEE, TAKING ACTION ON 3 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, APPROVES TEXT EXPRESSING DEEP CONCERN OVER HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN UZBEKISTAN

21 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3841GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE, AFTER DETAILED DEBATE, APPROVES RANGE OF TEXTS RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3842HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN, DEFAMATION OF RELIGION ADDRESSED IN TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

17 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3840PALESTINIAN SELF-DETERMINATION, HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA ADDRESSED IN TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

15 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3839TEXT APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE WOULD ENHANCE HUMAN RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR GIRLS

GA/SHC/3839TEXT APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE WOULD ENHANCE HUMAN RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR GIRLS

10 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3838PRINCIPLES ON RIGHT TO REPARATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

9 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3837RISE OF INTOLERANCE CLEAR DANGER FOR PEACE, SOCIAL COHESION REFUGEE HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

8 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3836DESPITE INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT IN DURBAN DECLARATION, DENIAL OF RIGHTS STILL WIDESPREAD, ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

7 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3835ACCEPTANCE OF MULTICULTURALISM AT HEART OF GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

2 November, 2005
GA/SHC/3834THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, CRIME PREVENTION, DRUG CONTROL

31 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3832THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TWO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS

GA/SHC/3833PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MUST BE BROADLY BASED, AVOIDING POLITICIZATION OF PAST, ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

27 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3831THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR SUDAN TO IMPLEMENT PEACE AGREEMENT, NEW CONSTITUTION WITHOUT DELAY, AS IT CONTINUES HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION

26 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3830IN WAR ON TERROR, MANY COUNTRIES VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

25 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3829HIGH COMMISSIONER LOUISE ARBOUR BRIEFS THIRD COMMITTEE ON EFFORTS TO BETTER ASSIST STATES TO RESPOND TO HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES

24 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3828SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED TO REFORM NATIONAL REPORTING PROCESS, WORKING METHODS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES

21 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3827THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON DISABLED PERSONS, AGEING, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, CRIME PREVENTION, DRUG CONTROL

20 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3826SPEAKERS CITE NEED TO ADOPT DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF ISSUE

19 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3825RESPECT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ESSENTIAL TO ELIMINATING POVERTY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

18 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3824THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF PROMOTION, PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3824THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF PROMOTION, PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

17 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3823UN SHOULD STEP UP EFFORTS TO TAKE CHILDREN OFF BATTLEFIELD, PROMOTE ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’POLICY ON VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

14 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3822EFFECTS OF POVERTY, CONFLICT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG MAIN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION, AS THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ISSUES

13 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3821SOCIAL COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON COOPERATIVES, VOLUNTEERS; CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES

12 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3820POLITICAL WILL, STRONGER LAWS NEEDED TO TACKLE PROBLEM OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

11 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3817/Corr.1CRIME IS BOTH CAUSE, CONSEQUENCE OF POVERTY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT BEGINS DISCUSSION OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

GA/SHC/3819GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT ESSENTIAL TO VISION OF WORLD FREE FROM WANT, FEAR, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES BEGINS

10 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3818SPEAKERS STRESS THREATS POSED BY TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, ILLICIT DRUG TRADE TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE, DEVELOPMENT, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE

7 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3817CRIME IS BOTH CAUSE, CONSEQUENCE OF POVERTY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT BEGINS DISCUSSION OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

5 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3816DELEGATES STRESS NEED FOR GREATER FOCUS ON CONCERNS OF DISABLED PERSONS, YOUTH, ELDERLY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON SOCIAL ISSUES

4 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3815STATES COMMITTED TO COPENHAGEN GOALS, BUT MANY FAR FROM BEING REALIZED, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES

3 October, 2005
GA/SHC/3814EQUALITY SHOULD BE AT FOREFRONT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AT BEGINNING OF DEBATE ON SOCIAL ISSUES

13 September, 2005
BIO/3694-GA/SHC/3813FRANCIS BUTAGIRA OF UGANDA THIRD COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

11 July, 2005
GA/SHC/3812THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS REMAINING MEMBERS OF BUREAU FOR 60TH SESSION

24 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3811CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE DECIDES TO TAKE NO ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN SUDAN, ZIMBABWE

23 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3810THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, SELF-DETERMINATION, NEW INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORDER

22 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3809THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS, ELIMINATION OF RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

19 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3808STATEMENTS TO THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3808SEVEN DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

18 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3807THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 16 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RACISM, REFUGEE ISSUES, INCLUDING TEXT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN

17 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3806THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, FOLLOW-UP TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

16 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3805THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS, PREVENTION OF INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES

15 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3804THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, SELF-DETERMINATION, MISSING PERSONS

11 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3803NO COUNTRY IMMUNE TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

10 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3802SUMMARY STATEMENTS IN TODAY’S MEETING OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3802SECURITY CONCERNS ARE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF REFUGEE ISSUES

9 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3801REFUGEE PROTECTION, ADEQUATE FINANCING, BURDEN-SHARING AMONG ISSUES RAISED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE HOLDS DISCUSSION WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER RUUD LUBBERS

8 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3800INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST DO MORE TO COMBAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, ENSURE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION CONCLUDES

4 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3799THIRD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SECOND DECADE OF WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF RACISM, SELF-DETERMINATION

3 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3798SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR INFORMS THIRD COMMITTEE OF RISE OF NEW FORMS OF RACISM, INCLUDING MANIFESTATIONS IN POLITICAL PLATFORMS, STRUGGLE AGAINST TERROR

2 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3797AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DELEGATES CALL FOR COMMISSION’S REFORM, CITING EXCESSIVE POLITICIZATION

1 November, 2004
GA/SHC/3796RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT MUST BE GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

29 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3795EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN CITES ‘STRONG INDICATIONS’ OF COMMISSION OF WAR CRIMES IN DARFUR, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH EXPERTS

28 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3794IN THIRD COMMITTEE, HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS URGE STRONGER ACTION BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO COUNTER VIOLATIONS

27 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3793NEED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE FIGHTING TERRORISM STRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON TORTURE, EXECUTION, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, RIGHT TO FOOD

26 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3792ADDRESSING THIRD COMMITTEE, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSES INTENTION TO STRENGTHEN CAPACITY REGARDING RULE OF LAW

25 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3791AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO IMPROVE TREATY REPORTING SYSTEM

22 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3790RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SHOULD BE INTEGRATED INTO DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT CONCLUDES REVIEW OF INDIGENOUS ISSUES

21 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3789THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ ISSUES, CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

20 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3788SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE CALL FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT, AS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CONTINUES

19 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3787SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN MANY REGIONS REMAINS PRECARIOUS DUE TO POVERTY, CONFLICT, DISEASE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

18 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3786PRACTICAL APPROACH FOCUSING ON CONCRETE ACTIONS TO PROTECT CHILDREN NEEDED, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT BEGINS DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

15 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3785SPEAKERS REAFFIRM MILLENNIUM DECLARATION’S CALL FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

14 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3784THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 11 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, ROLE OF FAMILIES IN DEVELOPMENT

13 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3783SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED TO COUNTER CONTINUING EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

12 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3782THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ADVANCEMENT, CONCLUDES REVIEW OF CRIME PREVENTION, INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

11 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3781ADVANCES IN COMMUNICATIONS, TRAVEL, BANKING USED TO INTERNATIONALIZE CRIMINAL OPERATIONS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

8 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3780HEARING CALL FOR STRENGTHENED INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF CRIME PREVENTION, DRUG CONTROL

6 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3779GOVERNMENTS REAFFIRM CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY TO SOCIETY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

5 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3778DELEGATES EXPRESS CONCERN OVER NEGATIVE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON SOCIAL ISSUES

GA/SHC/3778SUMMARY STATEMENTS IN TODAY’S MEETING OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

4 October, 2004
GA/SHC/3777PEOPLE-CENTRED DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES BETTER INTEGRATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL POLICIES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS IT BEGINS CURRENT SESSION

14 September, 2004
BIO/3602-GA/SHC/3776VALERIY P. KUCHINSKY OF UKRAINE CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

4 December, 2003
GA/SHC/3775/Corr.1CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

1 December, 2003
GA/SHC/3775CONCLUDING CURRENT SESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

28 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3774RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, RACISM, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS WHILE COMBATTING TERRORISM AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

26 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3773THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

24 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3772THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, INCLUDING TEXTS ON MIGRANTS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

21 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3771THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SEVEN TEXTS, TWO BY RECORDED VOTE, ON HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, DISPLACED PERSONS, MINORITIES

20 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3770THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 10 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SELF-DETERMINATION, ELIMINATION OF RACISM

19 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3769THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMPARTIALITY, OBJECTIVITY IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

18 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3768THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, RURAL WOMEN

17 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3767DELEGATES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT FOR ALL HUMAN RIGHTS –- ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, CIVIL, POLITICAL –- AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION

14 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3766SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE STRESS NEED TO INTEGRATE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTO COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGIES

13 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3765THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 10 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON PALESTINIAN RIGHTS, USE OF MERCENARIES, REFUGEE ISSUES, MIGRANT WORKERS

12 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3764REPORTS ON RIGHT TO HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BURUNDI, IRAQ DISCUSSED IN SOCIAL COMMITTEE

11 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3763THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORTS ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, TORTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS TO FOOD, FREEDOM OF RELIGION

10 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3762ADDRESSING THIRD COMMITTEE, ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER STRESSES LINK BETWEEN PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, POVERTY ERADICATION AND DEVELOPMENT

7 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3761THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS IN OPERATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES

6 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3760SOCIAL COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON YOUTH, WOMEN, PALESTINIAN CHILDREN; BEGINS DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

5 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3759GOVERNMENTS APPEAL FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES POSED BY RETURNEES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF REFUGEES

4 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3758SOCIAL COMMITTEE HEARS FROM COUNTRIES HOSTING REFUGEE POPULATIONS OF EFFORTS AT REPATRIATION, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

3 November, 2003
GA/SHC/3757HIGH COMMISSIONER STRESSES NEED TO FIND DURABLE SOLUTIONS, ENSURE HUMAN SECURITY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS REFUGEE DISCUSSION

31 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3756STATES MUST INTENSIFY NATIONAL EFFORTS TO COUNTER RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION ON THOSE ISSUES CONCLUDES

30 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3755THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WOMEN’S ISSUES, DISABLED PERSONS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, CRIME PREVENTION

29 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3754CONCERNS RAISED IN THIRD COMMITTEE ON RELATION OF RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION TO TERRITORIAL, POLITICAL INTEGRITY OF STATES

28 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3753REDRESSING HISTORICAL WRONGS, ENSURING RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION CITED AS KEY TO ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

27 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3752*BROADER LEGAL DEFINITION OF ‘MERCENARY’ NEEDED, SAYS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF SELF-DETERMINATION, RACISM

24 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3751SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSS OLD, NEW FORMS OF RACISM, IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO END DISCRIMINATION

23 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3750THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 7 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, DRUG CONTROL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF INDIGENOUS ISSUES

22 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3749INDIGENOUS ISSUES MUST BE INTEGRATED IN PUBLIC POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION BEGINS

21 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3748DELEGATIONS STRESS URGENCY OF FIGHTING TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN, CHILD LABOUR, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

20 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3747SITUATION OF WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN REMAINS ‘GRAVE AND UNACCEPTABLE’, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

17 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3746GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES HAVE DUTY TO BUILD PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS BEGINS

16 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3745THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF MEASURES TO EMPOWER, PROTECT WOMEN, AS DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES CONTINUES

15 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3744GENDER EQUALITY, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRESENT CONTINUING CHALLENGES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE OPENS ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

14 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3743HIGHLIGHTING THREAT OF TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS, PEOPLE TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF CRIME, DRUG ISSUES

13 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3742PEOPLE SMUGGLING, TRAFFICKING GENERATE NEARLY $10 BILLION ANNUALLY AS CORE BUSINESSES OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

10 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3741THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALL TO ADDRESS GLOBAL SOCIAL, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS PROVIDING ‘BREEDING GROUND’ FOR ILLICIT DRUGS, TRANSNATIONAL CRIME

9 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3740THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON CORRUPTION, ORGANIZED CRIME, AS DEBATE BEGINS ON ILLICIT DRUGS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES

8 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3739AFRICAN COUNTRIES STRESS NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CONFLICTS, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AIDS ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON SOCIAL ISSUES

7 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3738THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOUTH, ELDERLY, DISABLED PERSONS IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

6 October, 2003
GA/SHC/3737COHERENT, COORDINATED POLICIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS SUBSTANTIVE SESSION BEGINS

29 September, 2003
GA/SHC/3736THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRS; WILL BEGIN SUBSTANTIVE WORK ON 6 OCTOBER

16 September, 2003
BIO/3530*-GA/SHC/3735MARTIN BELINGA-EBOUTOU OF CAMEROON, CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

2 May, 2003
GA/SHC/3734THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS

1 May, 2003
GA/SHC/3733DRAFT TEXT ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE`

25 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3731THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EFFECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY OR ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS

GA/SHC/3732THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FIVE-PART DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR ACTION TO COUNTER RACISM AND INTOLERANCE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

22 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3730IN SERIES OF VOTES, SOCIAL COMMITTEE DEFEATS EFFORTS TO AMEND TEXTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL, SUMMARY OR ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS

21 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3729NEED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM STRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

20 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3728THIRD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CONTINUATION OF OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES THROUGH END OF 2008

19 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3727THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 15 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING NEW TEXT ON RIGHT TO PEACE

18 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3726FIVE TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE; DISCUSSION ON REFUGEES CONCLUDES

15 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3725THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON INSTRAW, PALESTINIAN CHILDREN; CONTINUES DEBATE ON REFUGEE ISSUES

14 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3724THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF 13 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING SITUATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, IRAQ, MYANMAR, SUDAN

13 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3723BURDEN OF HOSTING REFUGEES, CHRONIC UNHCR BUDGET SHORTAGES HIGHLIGHTED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON REFUGEES

12 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3722DELEGATES IN THIRD COMMITTEE URGED TO CREATE ‘HUMAN RIGHTS CULTURE’, ENSURING RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD, HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES

11 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3721‘ANYONE DYING FROM HUNGER WAS DYING FROM MURDER’, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS DISCUSSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

8 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3720COMMON VALUES HAVE LITTLE MERIT IF NOT TRANSLATED INTO CONCRETE, INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS, SAYS NORWAY, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES

7 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3718UN REFUGEE HIGH COMMISSIONER REPORTS DROP IN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEEDING PROTECTION, SAYS NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO IMPROVE COOPERATION, IN STATEMENT TO THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3719GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE ASKED TO ADOPT PROTOCOL ON TORTURE CONVENTION, SETTING UP INSPECTION REGIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS TERMS

6 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3716IN THIRD COMMITTEE, SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON MYANMAR, SUDAN STRESS NEED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH IN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

GA/SHC/3717SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS REPORT TO THIRD COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

5 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3714SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON RELIGION, EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, TORTURE URGE THIRD COMMITTEE DELEGATES TO BUILD CULTURE OF DEMOCRACY

GA/SHC/3715THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATES HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ, CAMBODIA, PALESTINIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

4 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3712'WE ALL KNOW, INSTINCTIVELY, WHEN RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED,' HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3713THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS OF AFGHANISTAN, MIGRANT WORKERS, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

1 November, 2002
GA/SHC/3711HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING PROCESS NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

31 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3710SECRETARIAT UNIT, VOLUNTARY FUND FOR PERMANENT INDIGENOUS FORUM CALLED FOR IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

30 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3709MORE RADICAL STEPS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE TORTURE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE BEGINS ON HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS

29 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3708VIEWED NARROWLY AS RIGHT TO SECEDE, SELF-DETERMINATION COULD THREATEN TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF STATES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

28 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3707UN MUST ENSURE SUCCESSFUL SELF-DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR TERRITORIES FACING REMNANTS OF COLONIALISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

24 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3706PERSISTENT INEQUITIES, NEW FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FEATURE, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON RACISM AND SELF-DETERMINATION

23 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3705SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF LINK BETWEEN COMBATING RACISM AND PROMOTING DIALOGUE, AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

21 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3704THIRD COMMITTEE DELEGATES SAY COMPLETION OF DRAFT ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IS CRITICAL BY 2004, AS DISCUSSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CONCLUDES

17 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3703DELEGATIONS IN THIRD COMMITTEE PRAISE LAUNCH OF PERMAMENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES

16 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3702CONDITIONS OF PEACE, SECURITY ESSENTIAL FOR CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL HEALTH, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

15 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3701SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT CITED AS MAJOR CONCERN, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

14 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3700DELEGATIONS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED TO IMPLEMENT PROMISES TO CREATE ‘WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN’

11 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3698VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LINKED TO POVERTY, ARMED CONFLICT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DISCUSSION OF WOMEN’S ISSUES CONCLUDES

GA/SHC/3699SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD OF ADVANCES IN PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT, BUT MAJOR CHALLENGES SAID TO REMAIN

10 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3697TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS CONDEMNED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

9 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3696WOMEN’S VOICES, PERSPECTIVES MUST BE AT HEART OF EFFORTS TO CRAFT VISION OF HUMAN SECURITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMEN OPENS

8 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3695THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS IMPORTANCE OF CONFERENCE OUTCOMES IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE POVERTY, PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT, ENHANCE SOCIAL INTEGRATION

7 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3694PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, DISCRIMINATION COMPROMISE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

4 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3693‘YOUTH BOOM’, ‘AGE QUAKE’, EMERGING AS MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR BOTH DEVELOPING, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

3 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3692DIRECTOR OF UN DIVISION FOR SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT URGES THIRD COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE GREATER SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUITY

2 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3691TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COOPERATION NEEDED TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE CONCLUDES ON DRUGS, CRIME

1 October, 2002
GA/SHC/3690CRITICAL LINKS BETWEEN CRIME, ILLICIT DRUGS, CORRUPTION, TERRORISM REVEALED BY 11 SEPTEMBER EVENTS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

30 September, 2002
GA/SHC/3688DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE SUSTAINABLE IF SOCIETY TORN APART BY ‘UNCIVIL BEHAVIOURS’, HEAD OF UN DRUG, CRIME OFFICE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3689IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL, REGIONAL COOPERATION IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS, CRIME HIGHLIGHTED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE

26 September, 2002
GA/SHC/3687THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS THREE VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR; ALSO ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME FOR CURRENT SESSION

11 September, 2002
BIO/3450-GA/SHC/3686CHRISTIAN WENAWESER OF LIECHTENSTEIN CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

26 February, 2002
GA/SHC/3684THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT TEXTS ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, AS IT CONCLUDES WORK FOR 56TH SESSION

15 February, 2002
GA/SHC/3683THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS DRAFT PROPOSALS ON ELIMINATION OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

1 February, 2002
GA/SHC/3682ISSUES UNRESOLVED AT DURBAN ANTI-RACISM CONFERENCE REMAIN CONTENTIOUS AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SESSION ON RACIAL INTOLERANCE

31 January, 2002
GA/SHC/3681OPPOSING VIEWS EXPRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS FINAL DOCUMENT OF DURBAN CONFERENCE ON RACISM

28 January, 2002
GA/SHC/3679‘NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION’, HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS IT TAKES UP RACISM CONFERENCE REPORT

GA/SHC/3680EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT ANTI-RACISM STRATEGY MUST FOCUS ON EDUCATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

30 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3677THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES EIGHT DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, GLOBALIZATION, IRAN, SUDAN

GA/SHC/3678THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SESSION BY APPROVING DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

29 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3676THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES, WITHOUT VOTE, 10 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, REFUGEES

28 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3675THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FIVE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS, MINORITIES, JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

27 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3674THIRD COMMITTEE’S ADOPTION OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ON STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS DRAWS STRONG DEBATE

26 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3673THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF FIVE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE, OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

23 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3671/Corr.1THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN QUEST FOR SELF-DETERMINATION

21 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3671THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN QUEST FOR SELF-DETERMINATION

GA/SHC/3672THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY DEBATE ON REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES

20 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3669QUICK ACTION NECESSARY TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF INCREASING NUMBERS OF REFUGEES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3670ZAMBIA CALLS ON DONOR COUNTRIES TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR UNHCR, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON REFUGEES

19 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3667REFUGEES VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, NOT ITS PERPETRATORS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS REFUGEE DEBATE OPENS

GA/SHC/3668WORLD’S BURGEONING REFUGEE PROBLEM REFLECTS INADEQUACIES OF CURRENT PROTECTION SYSTEM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

16 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3666PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MINORITIES DESERVES PRIORITY ATTENTION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

15 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3665GLOBALIZATION PROCESS SHOULD BE REDIRECTED TO BENEFIT ENTIRE HUMAN FAMILY, IRAN TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION CONTINUES

14 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3664PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM POVERTY, HUNGER, POOR HEALTH UNLIKELY TO ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS, DELEGATES STRESS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

13 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3662COUNTRIES TO FOCUS ON RESTORATION OF AFGHAN SOCIETY RESPECTING ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, SPEAKERS TELL THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3663SITUATION OF MIGRANTS MORE DIFFICULT SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER ATTACKS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE CONTINUES

12 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3661OBSTACLES PUT IN WAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS BY GOVERNMENTS HAMPER ENJOYMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

9 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3658/Corr.1QUESTIONS RAISED IN THIRD COMMITTEE REGARDING SUDAN’S USE OF OIL REVENUES; SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR’S QUERY AT ISSUE

GA/SHC/3659IN THIRD COMMITTEE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR EXPRESSES ‘GRAVE CONCERN’ ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ

GA/SHC/3660SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS TELL THIRD COMMITTEE THAT EVENTS OF 11 SEPTEMBER SEVERELY AFFECTED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE, PROTECT RIGHTS TO FOOD, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

8 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3657PARTICIPATION OF AFGHAN PEOPLE MUST BE CENTRAL TO POLITICAL RESTRUCTURING THERE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS HUMAN RIGHTS DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE

GA/SHC/3658QUESTIONS RAISED IN THIRD COMMITTEE REGARDING SUDAN’S USE OF OIL REVENUES; SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR’S QUERY AT ISSUE

7 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3656THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO INCORPORATING HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY PROVISIONS INTO DOMESTIC LAW

6 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3655RACISM, INTOLERANCE BOTH CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE, AS DEBATE OPENS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

5 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3654SELECTIVE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLE IN UN CHARTER AND DECOLONIZATION DECLARATION COULD JEOPARDIZE INTERNATIONAL PEACE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

1 November, 2001
GA/SHC/3652RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION PRIMARILY CONCERNS THOSE UNDER FOREIGN OCCUPATION OR COLONIALISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DIFFERING VIEWS ARE EXPRESSED

GA/SHC/3653THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN’S ISSUES, TWO ON CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE

31 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3650MERCENARIES OFTEN A PRESENCE IN TERRORIST ATTACKS, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE AS IT BEGINS DISCUSSIONS ON SELF-DETERMINATION

GA/SHC/3651RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH INDEPENDENT STATEHOOD, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE CONTINUES

30 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3649STABLE FINANCING NEEDED FOR SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' FORUM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

29 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3647THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR RATIFICATION OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

GA/SHC/3648PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS GROUPS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

26 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3646THREAT OF CHILD LABOUR, NEED FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO EDUCATION STRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

24 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3644IN CONTINUING DEBATE ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR CONCERTED ACTION AGAINST AIDS, MALARIA, TUBERCULOSIS

GA/SHC/3645THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON LITERACY DECADE, ILLICIT DRUGS, YOUTH, COOPERATIVES, CRIME PREVENTION

23 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3643TOO MANY CHILDREN SUFFER FROM ARMED CONFLICT, EXPLOITATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DISCUSSION ON CHILDREN CONTINUES

22 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3641CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

19 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3640ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INCREASING THEIR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE CONTINUES

18 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3638ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE ON WOMENS’ ISSUES CONTINUES

GA/SHC/3639THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS ON AGEING ASSEMBLY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY, DISABLED PERSONS

17 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3636DEEP CONCERNS EXPRESSED OVER GLOBAL CHALLENGES POSED BY ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ORGANIZED CRIME, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE

GA/SHC/3637CURRENT AFGHANISTAN CRISIS A POWERFUL WARNING OF CONSEQUENCES WHEN WOMEN ARE EXCLUDED FROM DECISION-MAKING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

16 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3635INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NEEDED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE ON CRIME, DRUGS CONTINUES

15 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3634WITH STRONG POLITICAL WILL, GOVERNMENTS COULD DEVELOP UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION BY 2003, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

12 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3632THIRD COMMITTEE INFORMED OF `SERIOUS DECREASE’ IN HEROIN PRODUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT LARGE STOCKPILES REMAIN

GA/SHC/3633IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, LEGAL CONVENTIONS STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRUGS, CRIME

11 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3631POVERTY, NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION HIGHLIGHTED, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

10 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3630RAPIDLY AGEING POPULATION WILL STRESS SOCIAL BUDGETS ACROSS GLOBE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

9 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3628IMPORTANCE OF PEACE, SECURITY, EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED AS THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON CONCERNS OF YOUTH

GA/SHC/3629AS THIRD COMMITTEE PURSUES DEBATE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, SPEAKERS CALL FOR ‘REAL INTERACTION’ WITH DISABLED

8 October, 2001
GA/SHC/3627HIGH INEQUALITY A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

27 September, 2001
GA/SHC/3626SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR; ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME

13 September, 2001
BIO/3387-GA/SHC/3625FUAD MUBARAK AL-HINAI OF OMAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

10 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3623DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WEALTHY STATES DIFFER OVER TEXT ON IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3624THIRD COMMITTEE WINDS UP WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION WITH CALL FOR RESPECT FOR HUMANITARIAN LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS

9 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3622COMMITTEE ADOPTS HUMAN RIGHTS-RELATED TEXTS, 4 BY RECORDED VOTE

8 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3620COMMITTEE DEBATES PAST FAILINGS, FUTURE PATHS OF REFUGEE-PROTECTION EFFORTS

GA/SHC/3620/Rev.1*COMMITTEE DEBATES PAST FAILINGS, FUTURE PATHS OF REFUGEE-PROTECTION EFFORTS

GA/SHC/3621THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS 17 DRAFT TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE

7 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3616/COMMITTEE DEBATES WORLD REFUGEE MOVEMENT, CONGRATULATES HIGH COMMISSIONER ON 10-YEAR STEWARDSHIP

GA/SHC/3618CONTINUING DISCUSSION OF REFUGEE ISSUES, SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED FOR ADAPTIVE, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

GA/SHC/3619CLOSE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION KEY FOR HANDLING FLOW OF REFUGEES, DISPLACED, THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD

6 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3616COMMITTEE DEBATES WORLD REFUGEE MOVEMENT, CONGRATULATES HIGH COMMISSIONER ON 10-YEAR STEWARDSHIP

GA/SHC/3617PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL, NEED FOR FAIRER BURDEN-SHARING STRESSED AS COMMITTEE DEBATES REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES

3 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3615THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS TWO DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN –- URGING ELIMINATION OF ‘HONOUR CRIMES’ AND OF ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE

2 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3614SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS IMPERATIVES OF OBJECTIVITY, NON-SELECTIVITY IN CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS SITUTIONS

1 November, 2000
GA/SHC/3612THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN IRAN, RWANDA

GA/SHC/3613NO COUNTRY IMMUNE TO CRITICISM IN AREA OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

30 October, 2000
GA/SHC/3610THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR GREATER PRAGMATISM ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

GA/SHC/3611DISCUSSING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE EMPHASIZE PREVENTIVE APPROACH

27 October, 2000
GA/SHC/3608THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BOSNIA, CROATIA, YUGOSLAVIA IN AFTERMATH OF RECENT ELECTIONS

GA/SHC/3609LINKS BETWEEN DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

26 October, 2000
GA/SHC/3606VAST MAJORITY OF TORTURE VICTIMS ARE POOR, UNAWARE OF OWN RIGHTS, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3607THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS 7 DRAFT TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

29 September, 2000
GA/SHC/3573/THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, RAPPORTEUR; BEGINS SUBSTANTIVE WORK FOR FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

GA/SHC/3578SUSTAINABLE ELIMINATION OF ILLICIT CROPS, PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE CROPS STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATES DRUG-PREVENTION STRATEGIES

28 September, 2000
GA/SHC/3576SPEAKERS FOCUS ON AGEING ISSUES AS COMPONENT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

GA/SHC/3577THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOLLOW-UP TO 1999 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

26 September, 2000
GA/SHC/3574THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROGRAMMES FOR DISABLED, AGEING

GA/SHC/3575FOCUS ON SOCIAL, RATHER THAN ECONOMIC, ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION IS INDEX OF REDIRECTED EMPHASIS, SAYS WORLD BANK

25 September, 2000
GA/SHC/3573THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, RAPPORTEUR; BEGINS SUBSTANTIVE WORK FOR FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

15 September, 2000
GA/SHC/3572THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS ONE VICE-CHAIR; DEFERS FILLING REMAINING SEATS

22 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3569SOCIAL COMMITTEE SAYS PARTIES TO SUDAN CONFLICT SHOULD STOP USE OF WEAPONS AGAINST CIVILIAN POPULATION

GA/SHC/3570SOCIAL COMMITTEE SEEKS COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO NARROW "UNACCEPTABLY WIDE" GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR NATIONS

19 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3566/CITING TERRORISM AS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL COMMITTEE CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST IT

GA/SHC/3567SOCIAL COMMITTEE SEEKS STRENGTHENING OF UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN STATES ASKING FOR HELP IN ELECTORAL PROCESS

GA/SHC/3568SOCIAL COMMITTEE SEEKS INTERNATIONAL BURDEN-SHARING FOR PROTECTION OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM-SEEKERS

18 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3565SOCIAL COMMITTEE SEEKS ACTION BY GOVERNMENT OF HAITI AGAINST THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CRIMES

GA/SHC/3566CITING TERRORISM AS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL COMMITTEE CALLS FOR INTERNATIONALISM, REGIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST IT

17 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3563REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL NOW AT GREATER RISK THAN A DECADE AGO, ASSEMBLY"S SOCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3564GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO ARRANGE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR FOR SIGNING OF CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

16 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3561ASSEMBLY"S SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD GIVE UP "SELECTIVE ATTENTION" TO REFUGEE PROBLEMS

GA/SHC/3562GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO PROCLAIM 2001 AS INTERNATIONAL YEAR AGAINST RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, OTHER FORMS OF INTOLERANCE

15 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3560BRIDGING GAP BETWEEN RELIEF, DEVELOPMENT, CRUCIAL IN POST-CONFLICT REHABILITATION, COMMITTEE HEARS

12 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3558REFUGEE COMMISSIONER TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE SECURITY NOW KEY ISSUE û- FOR STAFF, FOR COUNTRIES, FOR PEOPLE DISPLACED

GA/SHC/3559RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN TO RELY MORE ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ASSEMBLY'S SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

11 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3556EFFECTIVE MONITORING OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE NEEDS COMMONLY AGREED PROCEDURES, SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

GA/SHC/3557SOCIAL COMMITTEE URGES STEPS TO PREVENT ABUSE OF STREET CHILDREN, PROTECT WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT SITUATIONS

10 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3554SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD INTERVENTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY

GA/SHC/3555HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATION SOUGHT FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY"S SPECIAL SESSION ON ROLE OF WOMEN 21ST CENTURY

9 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3552SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD MASS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PERSIST, HALF-CENTURY AFTER ADOPTION OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION

GA/SHC/3553SOCIAL COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR UNIVERSAL ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENANTS

8 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3550SOCIAL COMMITTEE, CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW, IS TOLD PREVENTION STRATEGY NEEDED ON RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

GA/SHC/3551RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT NEEDS RECOGNITION ALONGSIDE OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD

5 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3548SOCIAL COMMITTEE HEARS OF PROGRESS IN COUNTRIES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS, BUT INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT STILL NEEDED

GA/SHC/3549ASSEMBLY ASKED TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR CRIME PREVENTION ACTIVITIES IN FUNDING POLICIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

4 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3546POLITICAL WILL, RESOURCES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3547GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, SEEK SUPPORT FOR THAT OBJECTIVE

3 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3544PROPOSED DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM CHALLENGED IN SOCIAL COMMITTEE; SOVEREIGNTY OF STATES IS INVOKED

GA/SHC/3545EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS ARE URGED BY SOCIAL COMMITTEE

2 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3543IMPROVEMENT IN STATUS OF RURAL WOMEN IS SOUGHT IN TEXT APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY"S SOCIAL COMMITTEE

1 November, 1999
GA/SHC/3542RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TRANSCEND QUESTION OF LAND OWNERSHIP, AUSTRALIA TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE

29 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3537/THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WAYS TO PROTECT CHILDREN CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3541THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS CITE POVERTY AS ROOT CAUSE OF CHILD PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

28 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3539SPECIAL EFFORTS ARE NEEDED FOR RECOVERY OF CHILD SOLDIERS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD DURING DEBATE ON CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3540THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES SEVEN DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

27 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3537THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WAYS TO PROTECT CHILDREN

GA/SHC/3538THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON ABUSE OF CHILDREN"S RIGHTS, ALSO HEARS INTRODUCTION OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

25 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3536SELF-DETERMINATION MAIN THEME AT THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING, INTOLERANCE AND XENOPHOBIA ALSO CITED

22 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3535THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS OF DANGERS OF "MODERN RACISM AND HATRED" FOUND ON INTERNET WEB SITES; CODE OF CONDUCT NEEDED

21 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3533THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEE INCREASE IN RACISM, DISCUSS ALSO USE OF MERCENARIES

GA/SHC/3534SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED TODAY IN THIRD COMMITTEE ON ISSUES OF WOMEN, LITERACY, CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRUPTION

20 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3532THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS DETAIL DRUG AND RELATED CRIME PROBLEMS

19 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3530THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMENT ON EFFORTS AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME AND ON THE DEATH PENALTY

GA/SHC/3531TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS, ARMS AND PEOPLE THREATENS FIBRE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY, LIBYA TELLS AFTERNOON MEETING OF THIRD COMMITTEE

18 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3529TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND DRUG CONTROL MAIN CONCERNS AT THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING

15 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3527THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP ISSUES OF DRUG CONTROL, CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GA/SHC/3528ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFIC AN URGENT GLOBAL PROBLEM, SAY THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

14 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3526THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES INVOLVING YOUTH

13 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3524THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS STRESS POVERTY, PROBLEMS OF RURAL WOMEN

GA/SHC/3525ARMED CONFLICT WORSENS PLIGHT OF WOMEN, SAY THIRD COMMITTEE MEMBERS

12 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3522CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMIC SITUATION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS WOMEN, SPEAKERS TELL THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3523THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS OF TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

11 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3521THIRD COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ISSUES ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

8 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3518/THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS VIEWS ON PROBLEMS OF YOUTH, AGEING, DISABLED AND FAMILY CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3519VALUE OF COOPERATIVES, PROBLEMS FACING FAMILIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

GA/SHC/3520THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

7 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3518THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS VIEWS ON PROBLEMS OF YOUTH, AGEING, DISABLED AND FAMILY

6 October, 1999
GA/SHC/3517THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES; CENTRALITY OF ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGIES STRESSED

GA/SHC/3517/THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES; CENTRALITY OF ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGIES STRESSED

21 September, 1999
GA/SHC/3516THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR, ADOPTS AGENDA

23 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3514FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION IS OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, AT TOP OF GLOBAL AGENDA

20 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3513THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, AFGHANISTAN

19 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3509/ASSEMBLY WOULD REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, WITHOUT EXCLUDING OPTION OF STATE, BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT

GA/SHC/3512THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR; CAMBODIA; AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, CROATIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

18 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3511THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES BY VOTE DRAFTS ON SITUATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, KOSOVO

17 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3510THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT ONCE AGAIN CALLING UPON STATES TO GUARANTEE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF TRAVEL, RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION

16 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3509ASSEMBLY WOULD REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, WITHOUT EXCLUDING OPTION OF STATE, BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT

13 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3508MEASURES TO PROTECT CHILDREN, COMBAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, END DEGRADING TREATMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS RECOMMENDED BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXTS

12 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3506HEAVY BURDEN BORNE BY COUNTRIES FACING SUDDEN MOVEMENTS OF REFUGEES AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3507PROTECTION ROLE IMPORTANT AS SECURITY IN REFUGEE CAMPS IS GROWING CONCERN OF AGENCY WORKERS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

11 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3503/THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3503/THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3504PAST YEAR HAS SEEN NEW PATTERN OF HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHES, MORE LIMITED IN SIZE BUT MORE COMPLEX IN NATURE, SADAKO OGATA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3505LINK BETWEEN CONFLICT SITUATIONS AND RESULTING POVERTY STRESSED BY WORLD BANK DELEGATE TO ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE

10 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3503THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS

9 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3500/RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT MUST BE FULLY RECOGNIZED AS HUMAN RIGHT, CHINA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3501INDIVISIBILITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED BY SPEAKERS AS THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS CONTINUES

GA/SHC/3502ROLE OF MEDIA IN PROMOTION OF TOLERANCE AND PEACE STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS

6 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3467/THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD DESTRUCTION OF MYTH OF INVINCIBILITY OF CRIMINAL CARTELS SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH OF LAST 15 YEARS' FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3499ASSEMBLY WOULD REAFFIRM RIGHT OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO SELF-DETERMINATION, WITHOUT EXCLUDING STATE OPTION, BY THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT

GA/SHC/3500RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT MUST BE FULLY RECOGNIZED AS HUMAN RIGHT, CHINA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

5 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3497SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON DISPLACEMENT INTRODUCES REPORT TO THIRD COMMITTEE, WELCOMING ACCEPTANCE OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

GA/SHC/3498STATES URGED TO EXERCISE UTMOST VIGILANCE AGAINST MENACE POSED BY MERCENARIES, UNDER TEXT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

4 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3494AS REVIEW OF FURTHER HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS BEGINS, ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3495HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCES ANNUAL REPORT, URGING INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME

GA/SHC/3496REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN MYANMAR, NIGERIA AND HAITI INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

3 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3493GOALS SET AT 1993 HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE STYMIED BY INTERNATIONAL MISTRUST, INDIA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE REVIEW OF VIENNA DECLARATION AND ACTION PLAN

2 November, 1998
GA/SHC/3491THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF VIENNA HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE OUTCOME

GA/SHC/3492DRAFTS ON RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, ACTIVITIES BY MERCENARIES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DECADE INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

30 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3490ASSEMBLY WOULD CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO CRIMINALIZE TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND GIRLS, BY ONE OF FOUR TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

29 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3489NEED FOR LEGAL REFORMS TO ENSURE GIRL CHILD'S HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED IN TEXT INTRODUCED BY NAMIBIA IN THIRD COMMITTEE

28 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3488RIGHTS, PROSPECTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DISCUSSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

27 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3486IRAN WARNS OF RISING DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE AGAINST MUSLIMS, DURING THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

GA/SHC/3487RACISM OFTEN FORCE BEHIND TERRORISM, GENOCIDE, ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

26 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3485RE-EMERGING NEO-FASCIST GROUPS TARGETING IMMIGRANTS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

23 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3482/CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS SHOULD NOT BE RECRUITED INTO ARMED FORCES NOR PARTICIPATE IN CONFLICT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3483/TWO TEXTS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3484THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES UP ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION

22 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3482CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS SHOULD NOT BE RECRUITED INTO ARMED FORCES NOR PARTICIPATE IN CONFLICT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3483TWO TEXTS ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

21 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3480MALNUTRITION CLAIMS LIVES OF 7 MILLION CHILDREN A YEAR, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3481CHILD EXPLOITATION HAS BECOME HUGELY LUCRATIVE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

20 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3479TRANSLATING INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS INTO PRACTICE KEY IN ADDRESSING PLIGHT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

19 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3477WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION COULD BE ELIMINATED IN THREE GENERATIONS

GA/SHC/3478ERRONEOUS NOTION OF SUPERIORITY OF MEN OVER WOMEN INJUSTICE TO HUMANITY, IRAN TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE AT CLOSE OF REVIEW OF ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

16 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3476THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT CALLS FOR ESTABLISHING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ELABORATE CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

15 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3473/RECOGNITION OF RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR CRIMES HAS BEGUN TO REVERSE CLIMATE OF IMPUNITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3474NEGATIVE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION, EXTERNAL DEBT BURDEN ON WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT DISCUSSED BY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

GA/SHC/3475PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND FOREIGN OCCUPATION STRESSED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

14 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3473RECOGNITION OF RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR CRIMES HAS BEGUN TO REVERSE CLIMATE OF IMPUNITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

13 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3471POVERTY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMBALANCES MUST BE ADDRESSED IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT DRUGS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3472VULNERABILITY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO ILLICIT DRUG TRADE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

12 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3470PLIGHT OF TRANSIT COUNTRIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

9 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3468IMPACT OF ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING ON SECURITY OF NATIONS AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED BY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

GA/SHC/3469MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE OF ILLICIT DRUG PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTED BY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

8 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3467THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD DESTRUCTION OF MYTH OF INVINCIBILITY OF CRIMINAL CARTELS SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH OF LAST 15 YEARS' FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME

7 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3466IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTING COPENHAGEN COMMITMENTS STRESSED BY SPEAKERS AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

6 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3465THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

5 October, 1998
GA/SHC/3464SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CHARITY, BUT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, USG FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

16 September, 1998
GA/SHC/3463THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

16 December, 1997
GA/SHC/3461*HUMAN RIGHTS DOMINATES THIRD COMMITTEE AGENDA, WITH DEBATE OVER INTEGRATION OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL RIGHTS

1 December, 1997
GA/SHC/3459/RESOLUTION UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNING TERRORISM APPROVED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

26 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3459RESOLUTION UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNING TERRORISM APPROVED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3460ASSEMBLY WOULD REAFFIRM IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT FOR EVERY PERSON IN ALL COUNTRIES, ACCORDING TO THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT APPROVED BY VOTE

25 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3458ASSEMBLY WOULD REQUEST UN TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER STATES ON CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT

24 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3454/SELF-DETERMINATION SHOULD COME SOON TO PALESTINIANS IN CURRENT PEACE PROCESS, SOCIAL COMMITTEE ASSERTS CORRECTION

21 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3456CALLS TO REJECT UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES, RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION, REFRAIN FROM UNDERMINING ELECTORAL PROCESSES OF COUNTRIES

20 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3455THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF 10 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS

19 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3451/HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD STRESS COOPERATION, NOT CONFRONTATION, AUSTRALIA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3453APPLICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES MUST RECOGNIZE CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, SAUDI ARABIA TELLS SOCIAL COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3454SELF-DETERMINATION SHOULD COME SOON TO PALESTINIANS IN CURRENT PEACE PROCESS, SOCIAL COMMITTEE ASSERTS

18 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3451HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD STRESS COOPERATION, NOT CONFRONTATION, AUSTRALIA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3452PROPOSAL BY UNITED NATIONS RAPPORTEUR FOR ARMS EMBARGO IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA CHALLENGED BY UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

17 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3449ARMS EMBARGO IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA CALLED FOR AS SOCIAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW

GA/SHC/3450SOCIAL COMMITTEE SAYS ASSEMBLY SHOULD SEEK GLOBAL ACTION TO PREVENT USE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

14 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3447HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE OF RENEWED ENDEAVOUR FOR GLOBAL OBSERVANCE OF WIDE RANGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3448THIRD COMMITTEE, ACTING ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, SEEKS ASSEMBLY APPEAL FOR OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS

13 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3445THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS

GA/SHC/3446EUROPEAN UNION'S VIEW ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN VARIOUS STATES CONTESTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THIRD COMMITTEE

12 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3443ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO BE CONSIDERED AS THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF FURTHER HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS

GA/SHC/3444THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

11 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3442PROGRESS NEEDED ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DRAFT DECLARATION, SAY THIRD COMMITTEE SPEAKERS

10 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3436/ARMED ELEMENTS MUST BE REMOVED FROM REFUGEE CAMPS, REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3441DRAFTS ON RURAL WOMEN, AFRICAN REFUGEES, UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS, INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

7 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3439THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

GA/SHC/3440GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SOCIAL COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS

6 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3437GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST INTOLERANCE REMAINS MAJOR CHALLENGE OF PRESENT ERA, ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3438SECRETARY-GENERAL WOULD BE ASKED TO CONSIDER LAUNCHING DECADE TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY, BY THIRD COMMITTEE TEXT

4 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3435HUMANITARIAN, NON-POLITICAL ROLE OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3436ARMED ELEMENTS MUST BE REMOVED FROM REFUGEE CAMPS, REPRESENTATIVE OF RWANDA TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S THIRD COMMITTEE

3 November, 1997
GA/SHC/3432REPORT OF UN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON REFUGEES, CITING INCREASE IN INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT, IS TAKEN UP BY THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3433HIGH COMMISSIONER SAYS REFUGEE CRISIS IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA WITHOUT PRECEDENT IN HISTORY OF UNHCR

GA/SHC/3434GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ASKED TO SEEK BETTER COORDINATION BETWEEN UN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND OTHER AGENCIES

31 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3430WAR AGAINST CHILD LABOUR CAN BE WON WITHIN 15 YEARS, ILO REPRESENTATIVE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3431FIGHT AGAINST CHILD ABUSE MUST NOT REST, KENYA TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

30 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3428ABOMINATION OF CHILDREN BEING BRUTALIZED, FORCED TO BRUTALIZE OTHERS MUST BE STOPPED, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3429GAP PERSISTS BETWEEN PRINCIPLES OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION, DAILY VIOLATION OF THOSE RIGHTS, BRAZIL TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

28 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3426SUBREGIONAL, REGIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLICIT DRUGS, PROBLEMS OF TRANSIT COUNTRIES, CITED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3427GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS ASKED FOR ACTION TO SECURE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS

27 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3424ASSEMBLY'S 1998 SPECIAL SESSION ON ILLICIT DRUGS SHOULD PRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE POLITICAL DECLARATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3425GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED FOR ACTIONS ON FAMILY, YOUTH, OLDER PERSONS IN TEXTS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

24 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3423DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON EDUCATION, YOUTH, DISABLED PERSONS, OLDER PERSONS, INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

23 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3421LEGISLATION NOT ENOUGH TO OVERCOME CULTURAL ATTITUDES, PRACTICES INHIBITING EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3422DEADLOCK MUST BE BROKEN BETWEEN NUMEROUS MANDATES, LIMITED FINANCING, DIRECTOR OF NEW DRUG OFFICE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

22 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3419SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE STRESS NEED FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS 'EMERGING ISSUE' OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS

GA/SHC/3420THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD STILL TOO FEW WOMEN OCCUPY SENIOR POSITIONS IN UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

21 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3417NEGATIVE IMPACT OF MILITARY OCCUPATION ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3418CRUCIAL ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

20 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3416GENDER ISSUES MUST BE IN MAINSTREAM OF POLICY-MAKING AND NOT ON MARGIN, THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD

17 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3415GLOBAL 'AN"STHESIA' EXISTS TO PAIN OF AGEING, DISABLED, IRAN TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

14 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3413AUSTRIA URGES ACTION TO PREVENT CHILD LABOUR THROUGH EDUCATION, TRADE MEASURES, AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONSIDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

GA/SHC/3414SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES AMONG WORLD'S PEOPLE REPRESENT AN AFFRONT TO HUMAN DIGNITY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

13 October, 1997
GA/SHC/3412ROLE OF STATE, MARKET, MUST BE BALANCED IN DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

19 September, 1997
GA/SHC/3411THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

29 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3408THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES REMAINING TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING DRAFTS ON IRAN, NIGERIA

GA/SHC/3409THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES 1997-1998 WORK PROGRAMME, CONCLUDES WORK FOR CURRENT ASSEMBLY SESSION

27 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3406STATES CALLED ON TO REVOKE UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES IN THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVED TEXT (54-44-49)

GA/SHC/3407IRAQ CALLED ON TO ENSURE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES BY TEXT APPROVED (102-2-51) IN THIRD COMMITTEE

26 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3404DRAFTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN MYANMAR, CUBA, CAMBODIA AMONG TEXTS INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3405TEXT CALLING FOR RESPECT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

25 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3402FOURTEEN TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE, INCLUDING SIX COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DRAFTS

GA/SHC/3403ASSEMBLY WOULD DEMAND END TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST ETHNIC ALBANIANS IN KOSOVO, BY TERMS OF DRAFT APPROVED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

22 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3400STATES MUST BE HONEST ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, ACCEPT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN RIGHTS DEBATE

GA/SHC/3401APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON CHILDREN WOULD BE RECOMMENDATION OF DRAFT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

21 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3399UNITED STATES CITES WIDESPREAD HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY SEVERAL COUNTRIES, IN CONTINUATION OF THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

20 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3397HOLY SEE CALLS FOR LIFTING OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST BURUNDI AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

GA/SHC/3398THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS ON RIGHTS OF GIRL CHILD, MIGRANT WORKERS, CONTINUES DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

19 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3395MASSIVE REFUGEE FLOWS TO RWANDA WOULD NOT END REGION'S HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS NORWAY TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3396STATES RESPOND TO CRITICISMS OF THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSION

18 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3393INTERNATIONAL FORCE NECESSARY TO ENSURE EMERGENCY RELIEF, REFUGEE REPATRIATION IN RWANDA, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3394DRAFT ON ACHIEVING GOAL OF GENDER EQUALITY IN SECRETARIAT STAFFING ONE OF THREE TEXTS APPROVED WITHOUT VOTE IN THIRD COMMITTEE

15 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3391SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS PRESENT COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO THIRD COMMITTEE; COUNTRIES RESPOND TO ALLEGATIONS

14 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3389ROLE, WORKING METHODS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES HIGHLIGHTED AS THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

GA/SHC/3390HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS TO THIRD COMMITTEE; OUTLINES PROGRESS, RESTRUCTURING OF HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE

13 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3387ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE 1998 SPECIAL SESSION ON DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFICKING, ACCORDING TO TERMS OF DRAFT APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3388RESERVATIONS TO HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES CALLED INTO QUESTION BY EUROPEAN UNION IN THIRD COMMITTEE

12 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3385UNITED STATES DEFENDS SANCTIONS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMMES; OPPOSES NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON CHILD RIGHTS

GA/SHC/3386INCREASE IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN ATTRIBUTED TO GROWTH IN TOURISM IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON CHILD RIGHTS

11 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3383PROGRESS NEEDED ON DRAFT RIGHTS DECLARATION, PERMANENT FORUM FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3384GOVERNMENTS MUST SHOW POLITICAL WILL TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOUR, THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD

8 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3381THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON SUPPORT OF UNHCR AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TO REFUGEE PROBLEMS

GA/SHC/3382REPORT ON IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON CHILDREN EXPOSES MORAL VACUUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL'S EXPERT TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

7 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3379DRAFT TEXTS ON REFUGEE BURDEN ON ASYLUM COUNTRIES, WORK OF UNHCR, INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3380CURRENT LEVEL OF WESTERN WORLD COMPLICITY IN ACCEPTANCE OF RACISM DISTURBING, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD AS DEBATE ON DISCRIMINATION ENDS

6 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3378UN DECLARATION ON CRIME AND PUBLIC SECURITY APPROVED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

5 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3376RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, THREAT OF MERCENARIES, RISE OF XENOPHOBIA HIGHLIGHT THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSION ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

GA/SHC/3377THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION

4 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3375THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON REFUGEE ISSUES

1 November, 1996
GA/SHC/3373INNOVATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO REFUGEE PROBLEM NECESSARY TO MEET THREAT OF NEW CONFLICTS, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3374RETURN OF REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS TO HOMES CRUCIAL TO LASTING PEACE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, REPRESENTATIVE TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

31 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3371EASTERN ZAIRE ON BRINK OF CALAMITY AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FLEE, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3372INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

30 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3369/LARGE NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS TO WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3370WOMEN'S EQUALITY NOT ACHIEVED SOLELY BY DECLARATIONS, LAWS; CHANGES OF ATTITUDE NECESSARY, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

29 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3366/GOVERNMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUALITY BY ALLOCATING RESOURCES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3369LARGE NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS TO WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

28 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3367IMPROVED STATUS OF WOMEN NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD, AS DEBATE CONTINUES ON WOMEN'S ISSUES

GA/SHC/3368THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES DEBATE ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, HEARS INTRODUCTION OF TEXTS ON CRIME PREVENTION, DRUG ABUSE

25 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3366GOVERNMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO GENDER EQUALITY BY ALLOCATING RESOURCES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

24 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3365OBSTACLES TO GENDER EQUALITY BY YEAR 2000 FAR GREATER THAN EXPECTED, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

23 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3363THIRD COMMITTEE REVIEWS SECTIONS OF PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLAN FOR 1998-2001; PROGRAMMES ON CRIME/DRUG CONTROL, HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES DISCUSSED

GA/SHC/3364THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DISCUSSION OF DRUG, CRIME ISSUES

22 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3360/INNOVATIVE STRATEGY NECESSARY TO COMBAT SOPHISTICATED CRIMINAL NETWORKS, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON CRIME CORRECTION

GA/SHC/3361GLOBAL COORDINATION ROLE OF UNDCP STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE AS DEBATE CONTINUES ON CRIME PREVENTION, DRUG CONTROL

GA/SHC/3362NEW WAY NEEDED TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIMS WITH COMPENSATION, REHABILITATION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN THIRD DAY OF CRIME DEBATE

21 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3359POWER OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS CORRUPTS INSTITUTIONS, STATES, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN CONTINUED DEBATE ON CRIME, DRUGS

GA/SHC/3360INNOVATIVE STRATEGY NECESSARY TO COMBAT SOPHISTICATED CRIMINAL NETWORKS, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON CRIME

GA/SHC/3360INNOVATIVE STRATEGY NECESSARY TO COMBAT SOPHISTICATED CRIMINAL NETWORKS, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE ON CRIME

18 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3357GOVERNMENT PRONOUNCEMENTS ON DRUG ISSUE NEED CONCRETE PROGRAMMES, RESOURCES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNDCP TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3358INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONN VITAL TO COMBAT GLOBAL ORGANIZED CRIME, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3358INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONN VITAL TO COMBAT GLOBAL ORGANIZED CRIME, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

15 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3356NEW RESOURCES, ACTION-ORIENTED COMMITMENTS NEEDED FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS

14 October, 1996
GA/SHC/3355THIRD COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS ON YOUTH, AGEING, DISABLED PERSONS, FAMILY

24 September, 1996
GA/SHC/3354/THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, WORK PROGRAMME CORRECTION

20 September, 1996
GA/SHC/3354THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, WORK PROGRAMME

17 September, 1996
BIO/3038-GA/SHC/3353PATRICIA ESPINOSA OF MEXICO ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

18 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3351/GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONDEMN ARBITRARY EXECUTION OF NINE NIGERIANS, ACCORDING TO THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT, APPROVED IN RECORDED VOTE

14 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3351GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONDEMN ARBITRARY EXECUTION OF NINE NIGERIANS, ACCORDING TO THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT, APPROVED IN RECORDED VOTE

GA/SHC/3352THIRD COMMITTEE ENDS WORK FOR SESSION, APPROVES FIVE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR BIENNIUM, 1996-1997

13 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3349GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD APPEAL FOR PROTECTION OF ELECTORAL PROCESSES, IN RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3350THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES EIGHT DRAFTS, INCLUDING TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN, CUBA, IRAQ, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

11 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3347THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEN DRAFTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, INCLUDES TEXTS ON HAITI, CAMBODIA, RIGHTS OF MINORITIES

GA/SHC/3348HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN KOSOVO, MYANMAR FOCUS OF THIRD COMMITTEE ACTION, FOUR DRAFTS APPROVED, FOUR INTRODUCED ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

8 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3346NINE DRAFT TEXTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES INTRODUCED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

6 December, 1995
GA/SHC/3345THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT AIMED AT IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL WOMEN'S SITUATION

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