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31 March 1997

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SEA/1548

THIRD SESSION (FIRST PART) OF INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY, KINGSTON, 17-27 MARCH

19970331 Legal and Technical Commission Completes Initial Readings of Seabed Mining Code; Council and Assembly Endorse Agreement on Relations with United Nations

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

31 March 1997

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SC/6350

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES INCREASE IN STRENGTH OF UNMIBH

19970331

The Security Council this evening authorized an increase in strength of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) by 186 police and 11 civilian personnel, to enable the Mission to monitor, restructure and retrain police in the Brcko area and to carry out its mandate under the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

31 March 1997

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SC/6349

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ANGOLA MISSION UNTIL 16 APRIL, WELCOMING DECISION TO INSTALL NEW GOVERNMENT

19970331 Resolution 1102 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Requests Report on Status of New Government by 14 April

31 March 1997

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OS/1726

OUTER SPACE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION IN VIENNA, 1-18 APRIL

19970331 Background Release To Focus on Definition of Outer Space, Equitable Use of Geostationary Orbit

31 March 1997

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ORG/1233

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN APRIL

19970331 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in April, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

31 March 1997

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HR/CT/485

COLOMBIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION MARKED BY ABUSE, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TOLD

19970331 Ecuador's Expert Cites Actions by Government Security Forces, Paramilitary Groups; Says No Guarantee of Right to Life in Colombia

31 March 1997

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HR/CT/484*

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF COLOMBIA'S FOURTH PERIODIC REPORT

19970331 Presidential Adviser on Human Rights Introduces Report; Stresses Commitment to Humanitarian Guidelines despite Guerrilla Conflict

31 March 1997

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HR/CN/777

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES

19970331 (Reproduced as received; delayed in transmission.)

31 March 1997

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HR/CN/776

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTER TELLS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PEACE PROCESS IS IN JEOPARDY

19970331 Commission Continues Discussions On Migrant Workers, Minorities and Religious Discrimination

(Reproduced as received; delayed in transmission.)

31 March 1997

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HR/CN/775