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22 January 1996

DH/2064

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 22 January 1996

22 January 1996

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DH/2064

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 22 January 1996

19960122 * Secretary-General briefs Security Council on upcoming negotiations with Iraq.

* Security Council says Palestinian elections a major step forward in Middle East peace process; Secretary-General describes them as a solid basis for Palestinian self-determination.

22 January 1996

DC/2541

REVIEW CONFERENCE ON CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONCLUDES FIRST RESUMED SESSION, GENEVA, 15-19 JANUARY

22 January 1996

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DC/2541

REVIEW CONFERENCE ON CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONCLUDES FIRST RESUMED SESSION, GENEVA, 15-19 JANUARY

19960122 Conference Defines Framework for Final Agreement On Land-mines; Will Resume Deliberations in Geneva, 22 April-3 May

22 January 1996

BIO/3000*

PETER HANSEN, OF DENMARK, TAKES OVER AS UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL

22 January 1996

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BIO/3000*
PAL/1828

19 January 1996

WOM/883

HEALTH CARE FOR ETHIOPIAN WOMEN AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

19 January 1996

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WOM/883

19 January 1996

WOM/882

IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN REVERSING PRACTICE OF GENITAL MUTILATION EMPHASIZED AS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF ETHIOPIA

19 January 1996

Press Release
WOM/882

19 January 1996

ICEF/1827

FIRST REGULAR 1996 SESSION OF UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 22-26 JANUARY

19 January 1996

Press Release
ICEF/1827

FIRST REGULAR 1996 SESSION OF UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 22-26 JANUARY

19960119 Background Release Topics for Discussion Include Emergency Operations, Strengthening Management, UNICEF Mission Statement

19 January 1996

HR/4281

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA

19 January 1996

Press Release
HR/4281

19 January 1996

DH/2062

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 19 January 1996

19 January 1996

Press Release
DH/2062
DH/2063

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 19 January 1996

19960119 * Security Council President agrees Secretary-General should send technical mission to assess security for humanitarian agencies in Burundi; 10,000 refugees flee into neighboring Tanzania.

* Secretary-General invites Iraq to discuss Security Council resolution permitting limited sale of oil in exchange for medicine and food.

18 January 1996

SG/SM/5876

UNITED NATIONS ON BRINK OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE BECAUSE OF MEMBERS' FAILURE TO FULFIL OBLIGATIONS

States to Retain Control of Expenditures from Alternative Source of Revenue

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

Over the past months, the Secretary-General has repeatedly called the attention of Member States to the very critical financial situation of the United Nations and has encouraged discussions on a number of far-reaching suggestions to alleviate the problem.