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HR/CN/715
26 March 1996


Press Release
HR/CN/715


COMMISSION DISCUSSES REALIZATION OF RIGHTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

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GENEVA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- National delegations and non-governmental organizations urged the Commission on Human Rights this afternoon to press for increased development aid to the poorer regions of the world.

SG/T/2035
25 March 1996


Press Release
SG/T/2035


SECRETARY-GENERAL ARRIVES IN BEIJING FOR FIVE-DAY VISIT

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BEIJING, 25 March -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali arrived in Beijing Sunday, 24 March, on a five-day mission aimed at strengthening relations between the United Nations and China.

He was received at Beijing's Capital Airport by Vice-Foreign Minister Li Zhao-xing, who served as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations until May 1995.