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DC/2545
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION AT HEADQUARTERS 22 APRIL - 7 MAY
19960419 Background ReleaseThe Disarmament Commission will continue its consideration of international arms transfers and the proposed fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, during its 1996 substantive session from 22 April to 7 May. It will also examine a third item -- a nuclear issue -- as yet to be agreed upon in continuing consultations.
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DC/2544
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION
19960419The Disarmament Commission this morning, still unable to achieve consensus, decided to allow more time for informal consultations under the guidance of Chairman Wolfgang Hoffman (Germany) to reach agreement on a third specific item for the provisional agenda of its 1996 substantive session, which is being held from 22 April to 7 May.
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SOC/NAR/728
COMMISSION HEARS CALLS FOR COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUG ABUSE
19960418 Eighteen Speakers Take Part in General Debate; President of European Olympic Committee Addresses Commission(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)
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SOC/NAR/727
COMMISSION DISCUSSES STRENGTHENING GLOBAL COOPERATION TO FIGHT ILLICIT DRUGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
19960418 Seventeen Speakers Address Government Measures To Implement Global Programme of Action, Assembly(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)
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SOC/NAR/726
SPEAKERS IN COMMISSION VOICE CONCERN AT RISING DRUG PROBLEMS DESPITE PRIORITY GIVEN TO COMBATING SCOURGE
19960418 Delegates Debate Government Response in Implementing Global Action Plan(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)
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SG/SM/5966
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SG/SM/5965
SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH ISRAELI MINISTER
19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:
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SG/SM/5964/Rev.1
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPALLED BY TERRORIST ATTACK IN CAIRO
19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General is appalled by the terrorist attack in Cairo today, which killed 18 people and injured at least a dozen more. He condemns terrorism in all its forms and urges an end to wanton slaughter as means to achieve political ends.
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SG/SM/5963
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI SHELLING OF UNIFIL POSITION
19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General has learned with shock and horror of the shelling of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position near the village of Qaana in southern Lebanon.