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WOM/1146/Rev.1
25 June 1999


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WOM/1146/Rev.1


WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION

19990625

Concluding its three-week twenty-first session this afternoon, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women adopted recommendations for advancing the status of women in Georgia, Nepal, Belize, Chile, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom.

WOM/1146
25 June 1999


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WOM/1146


WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION

19990625

High rates of teenage pregnancy, the absence of sexual and reproductive health information, punitive abortion laws, poverty, ageing, stereotypes, and the role of the Church were among the many concerns raised during the twenty- first session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

SOC/NAR/805
25 June 1999


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SOC/NAR/805


SOTIROFF AWARD PRESENTED TO NAVJYOTI DELHI POLICE FOUNDATION

19990625

VIENNA, 25 June (UN Information Service) -- The Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation has been chosen to receive the 1999 Serge Sotiroff Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to international drug control efforts. The Award consists of a $1,000 prize and a citation.