{"id":212613,"date":"1995-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=212613"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:27:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:27:42","slug":"auto-insert-212613","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-212613\/","title":{"rendered":"Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination &#8211; GA Third Cttee debate, introduction of draft resolution &#8211; Press release (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT SEEKS CONTINUED ASSEMBLY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIANS&#39; QUEST FOR SELF-DETERMINATION <\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><u>Other Texts Concern Mercenary Activity, Elimination of Racism; Debate Continues on Criminal Justice, International Drug Control <\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The international community would be urged by the General Assembly to continue to support the Palestinian people in their quest for self- determination under the terms of one of six draft resolutions introduced in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), this afternoon. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:9px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Committee Work Programme <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met this afternoon to continue its discussion on Crime and Criminal Justice as well as issues related to international drug control. 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