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SC/6889

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON KOSOVO BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACKEEPING OPERATIONS

13 July 2000


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SC/6889


SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON KOSOVO BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACKEEPING OPERATIONS

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Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo this afternoon, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations described a climate of continuing violence against ethnic minorities, persistent boycott of registration for municipal elections, and lack of full participation in local administrative structures.

SC/6887

SECURITY COUNCIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF SREBRENICA MASSACRE

13 July 2000


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SC/6887


SECURITY COUNCIL PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF SREBRENICA MASSACRE

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Five years after the fall of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council this morning paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst civilian massacres in Europe since the end of the Second World War.

ECOSOC/5906

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH UN COUNTRY TEAM FOR GHANA

13 July 2000


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ECOSOC/5906


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH UN COUNTRY TEAM FOR GHANA

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The Government enjoyed excellent relations with both the United Nations agencies and Bretton Woods institutions represented in his country, Ghana's Minister of State for Planning and Regional Integration, Kwamena Ahwoi, told the Economic and Social Council this morning, as the Council met to hold a dialogue with the United Nations system country team for Ghana.

HR/CT/571

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF INITIAL REPORT OF KYRGYZSTAN, OFFERS PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

12 July 2000


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HR/CT/571


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF INITIAL REPORT OF KYRGYZSTAN, OFFERS PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

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GENEVA, 12 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this morning completed its consideration of an initial report presented by the Government of Kyrgyzstan on that country's efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

GA/COL/3035

SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE HEARS PETITIONERS ON PUERTO RICO

12 July 2000


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GA/COL/3035


SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE HEARS PETITIONERS ON PUERTO RICO

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The bombing practice activities of the United States Navy on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques and the issue of the Territory's political status were the main themes during this morning's meeting of the Special Committee on Decolonization as it heard petitioners on the question of Puerto Rico.