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Press Release


DH/2085
21 February 1996


Press Release
DH/2085


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 21 February 1996

19960221 * Secretary-General recommends mandate of United Nations component of International Civilian Mission in Haiti be extended until 31 August.

* Secretary-General says human rights violations in Croatia much lower in last two months; UN's ability to monitor human rights in region now very limited.

DH/2084
20 February 1996


Press Release
DH/2084


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 20 February 1996

19960220 * Secretary-General proposes standby multinational force for humanitarian intervention in Burundi.

* Decolonization successes have changed international landscape, Secretary-General tells Special Committee on Decolonization.

* Talks between United Nations and Iraq on "oil-for-food" formula conclude.