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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TO BE OBSERVED AT UN HEADQUARTERS
19960304This year's International Women's Day will be observed at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, 7 March, with a panel discussion on the theme, "Celebrating the past, planning for the future".
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SG/T/2028
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SG/SM/5904
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SG/SM/5903
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS BRAZIL'S PRESENCE ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE ESSENTIAL
19960301 Following is the text of a toast made by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on 29 February in Brasilia, at a dinner hosted by the President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso:Thank you for your warm welcome to Brazil. My delegation and I have shared in the famous hospitality of your country. We are all extremely grateful.
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REF/1133
UNHCR NEEDS $60 MILLION FOR LIBERIA
19960301 GENEVA, 1 March (UNHCR) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) made an urgent appeal today for $60 million for its voluntary repatriation programme in Liberia for 18 months.The appeal coincided with the arrival in Abidjan of High Commissioner Sadako Ogata for a week-long visit to Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, home to over 1 million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees.
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RD/850
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES UP COLOMBIA REPORT
19960301GENEVA, 29 February (UN Information Service) -- Alleged violations of the rights of members of indigenous and black communities in Colombia were among the issues raised this afternoon as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination took up a report from that country.