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DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 21 November 1995

DH/2027
21 November 1995


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DH/2027


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 21 November 1995

19951121 * Secretary-General welcomes Dayton accords to end conflict in former Yugoslavia; says United Nations will do all it can to help end suffering in region.

* United Nations staff member shot dead in apparent robbery in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL PROPOSALS RANGE FROM DISBANDMENT TO NEW MANDATE, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES COUNCIL'S FUTURE

GA/9008
21 November 1995


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GA/9008


TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL PROPOSALS RANGE FROM DISBANDMENT TO NEW MANDATE, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES COUNCIL'S FUTURE

19951121

Assembly Also Elects 29 Members of UNEP Governing Council, Seven Members of World Food Council; Appoints Five to Committee on Conferences

REPORTS ON OVERSIGHT OFFICE INTRODUCED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

GA/AB/3045
21 November 1995


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GA/AB/3045


REPORTS ON OVERSIGHT OFFICE INTRODUCED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

19951121

The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has two distinct roles to play -- to promote better management and to deter corruption, waste, fraud and mismanagement throughout the United Nations system -- the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it considered the reports on activities of that Office.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT ACCORDING TO FINAL DRAFT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

GA/DIS/3048
21 November 1995


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GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CONVENE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT ACCORDING TO FINAL DRAFT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

19951121 Committee Concludes Work, 46 Draft Resolutions, Three Decisions Approved in Session

ISSUE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON MISSION PERSONNEL HIGHLIGHTED AS SIXTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE REPORT

GA/L/2894
21 November 1995


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GA/L/2894


ISSUE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON MISSION PERSONNEL HIGHLIGHTED AS SIXTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE REPORT

19951121

The disturbing problem of travel restrictions on personnel of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation still remained unresolved, the representative of that country told the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning.

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TO CONVENE REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS IN CIS COUNTRIES AND NEIGHBOURING STATES

GA/SHC/3327
21 November 1995


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GA/SHC/3327


THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT TO CONVENE REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF REFUGEES, DISPLACED PERSONS IN CIS COUNTRIES AND NEIGHBOURING STATES

19951121

HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS COMMITTEE RECONCILIATION IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA REQUIRES PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGION

GA/SHC/3328
21 November 1995


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GA/SHC/3328


HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER TELLS COMMITTEE RECONCILIATION IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA REQUIRES PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGION

19951121 Says Personal Contact with Governments Essential To Gain Trust, Ensure Support in Human Rights Issues

SECRETARY-GENERAL SENDS MESSAGE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING TO OBSERVE CLOSE OF UNITED NATIONS YEAR OF TOLERANCE

SG/SM/5814

States Organization Should Continue To Show Prevailing Openness in World Offers Formidable Opportunity for Future

 

Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message to the special meeting of the General Assembly on 20 November, marking the end of the United Nations Year for Tolerance:

By solemnly deciding to declare 1995 the "United Nations Year for Tolerance", the United Nations sought to demonstrate -- by that very declaration -- its commitment and resolve in the service of the rights of the human person.