Special commemorative meeting in October is highlight of session. (50th General Assembly: includes excerpts from the Declaration on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the UN)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: March 22, 1996 | Copyright information

The special meeting of Oct 22-24 featured remarks from 200 speakers including Pope John Paul II. The agenda for the Assembly covered such topics as waiving the $94.8 mil dues debt of the suspended S African delegation. Youth and the International Year of Tolerance were also on the agenda.

A three-day special commemorative meeting, marking the first half century of the United Nations' existence, highlighted the fiftieth session of the General Assembly (19 September-23 December). The ...

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