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SECRETARY-GENERAL ARRIVES IN BENIN

SG/T/2008
30 November 1995


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SG/T/2008


SECRETARY-GENERAL ARRIVES IN BENIN

19951130

The Secretary-General arrived in Cotonou last night. He was welcomed at the airport by the Minster of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Benin, Yves- Edgar Monou. The Secretary-General said he was in Benin to hold talks with the Head of State, President Nicephore Soglo and to attend the Francophone Summit.

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 1 December 1995

DH/2034
1 December 1995


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DH/2034


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 1 December 1995

19951201 * Secretary-General meets with United Nations staff in Benin; stresses need to reinforce cooperation between different components of United Nations system.

* In message for World AIDS Day, Secretary-General says Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS will strengthen national capacities to respond to pandemic.

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

GA/SHC/3340
1 December 1995


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GA/SHC/3340


THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

19951201 Discusses Human Rights Issues

RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

GA/SHC/3341
1 December 1995


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GA/SHC/3341


RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19951201

Religious tolerance was fundamental to the promotion of human rights, said several speakers this afternoon, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its consideration of questions relating to human rights.