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9 December 1996

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HR/4314

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTEENTH SESSION

19961209 Issues Recommendations on Reports of Dominican Republic, Portugal (Macau), Belarus, Finland, and United Kingdom (Hong Kong)

9 December 1996

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HR/4313

9 December 1996

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GA/9193

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SEEKS MAXIMUM SUPPORT FOR LAW OF SEA CONVENTION; NON-SIGNATORY STATES ASKED TO JOIN

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Other Texts Express Concern at Over-Fishing; Violations Of Global Moratorium on Use of Large-Scale Drift-Nets on High Seas

9 December 1996

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GA/9192

SEABED AUTHORITY, INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LAW OF THE SEA CONSTITUTED IN 1996, GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOLD

19961209 Establishment in 1997 of Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf Will Complete Process Envisioned by Law of Sea Convention

9 December 1996

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GA/9191

9 December 1996

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DC/2573

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION, PREPARING FOR 1997 SESSION, TO HOLD FURTHER MEETING TO REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS

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The Disarmament Commission, in a resumed organizational session, this morning discussed items to be included in the provisional agenda of its 1997 substantive session. That session, it was decided, should be held on 21 April through 13 May.

9 December 1996

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6 December 1996

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SOC/CP/194

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN VEHICLES CONCLUDES IN WARSAW

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VIENNA, 4 December (UN Information Service) -- Representatives of law- enforcement agencies in 31 countries, insurance industries and car manufacturers ended a two-day United Nations conference in Warsaw yesterday with a strong call for new measures to combat the growing transnational trade in stolen vehicles.

6 December 1996

Press Release
SOC/CP/194

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN VEHICLES CONCLUDES IN WARSAW

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VIENNA, 4 December (UN Information Service) -- Representatives of law- enforcement agencies in 31 countries, insurance industries and car manufacturers ended a two-day United Nations conference in Warsaw yesterday with a strong call for new measures to combat the growing transnational trade in stolen vehicles.

6 December 1996

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SG/SM/6121

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ACTION TO ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY, IN STATEMENT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19961206 Following is the text of the statement of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 6 December: