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DH/2051

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 2 January 1996

2 January 1996


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DH/2051


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 2 January 1996

19960102 * Secretary-General says he is continuing efforts to persuade Iraq to accept Security Council resolutions that would lead to partial lifting of sanctions on oil sales.

* Political will exists between Yemen and Eritrea to solve their political dispute over Red Sea Islands, according to Secretary- General.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

2 January 1996


Press Release


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

19960102 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in January, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

January Commission on Human Rights - Working Group (1 week) on Situations, Geneva

SC/6153

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

29 December 1995


Press Release
SC/6153


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19951229 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 January 1996:

SECURITY COUNCIL

Sir John Weston (United Kingdom) will succeed Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE

SG/T/2014

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES UNIKOM TROOPS ON KUWAIT SIDE OF ITS BORDER WITH IRAQ

28 December 1995


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SG/T/2014


SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES UNIKOM TROOPS ON KUWAIT SIDE OF ITS BORDER WITH IRAQ

19951228 (Received from the Deputy Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

At 9:30 a.m. today, the Secretary-General visited the Centre for Research and Studies on Kuwait, which specializes in documenting the history of Kuwait, including the period of the Iraqi aggression.