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SC/6118

YUGOSLAV SANCTIONS COMMITTEE BRIEFED BY UNHCR COORDINATOR

Following is the text of the statement issued today by Emilio J. Cardenas (Argentina), Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 724 (1991) concerning Yugoslavia, on behalf of the Committee members:

 

SC/6117

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

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

SECURITY COUNCIL

Salim Mohammed Al'Khussaiby (Oman) will succeed Ibrahim A. Gambari (Nigeria) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE

Major-General Zhou Jiang (China) will succeed Lieutenant-General Wesley Kanne Clark (United States) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

 

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SG/SM/5803

UN FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTING OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT DEVELOPMENT PLEDGING CONFERENCE

31 October 1995


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SG/SM/5803
DEV/2073


UN FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTING OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT DEVELOPMENT PLEDGING CONFERENCE

19951031 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities held at Headquarters on 1 November:

ORG/1208

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN NOVEMBER

31 October 1995


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ORG/1208


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN NOVEMBER

19951031 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in November, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous months:

GA/SPD/69

UNRWA'S ROLE VITAL TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE, STATE SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

31 October 1995


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GA/SPD/69


UNRWA'S ROLE VITAL TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE, STATE SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

19951031

The role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was vital if peace was to take root in the Middle East, several delegates told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon, as it concluded its consideration of the Agency's work.