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HAB/163
UNEP/67

NATO CONFIRMS TO UNITED NATIONS USE OF DEPLETED URANIUM DURING KOSOVO CONFLICT

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SEA/1659

SEABED COUNCIL DISCUSSES LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY MINERAL EXPLORATION

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

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IHA/699

MOZAMBIQUE APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL $102 MILLION TO HELP IT RECOVER FROM FLOOD DEVASTATION

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SEA/1662

SAKIUSA S. RABUKA (FIJI), PRESIDENT OF SEABED COUNCIL FOR 2000

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

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HR/CT/554

CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLE 3 OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS TREATY CONTINUES IN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

The Human Rights Committee this morning reviewed paragraphs 24, 25 and 26 of article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as part of its continued consideration of a draft general comment on that article.

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SEA/1660

SEABED COUNCIL TAKES UP ENVIRONMENTAL PART OF MINING CODE

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 22 March -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority, resuming its discussion on draft regulations for mineral exploration, devoted its informal proceedings this afternoon in Kingston to regulation 32, the key clause on protection and preservation of the marine environment.

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SC/6829

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Addressing the Security Council this afternoon following an open briefing by the Secretariat on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that country's representative warned against viewing the entire Balkans region as "one indistinguishable mess"; ultimately, ethnic diversity would be an advantage rather than an obstacle.

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SG/SM/7336

REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE VITAL ROLE IN GLOBAL MISSION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY GENERAL TELLS UNITED NATIONS-CARICOM MEETING

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the second meeting of representatives of the United Nations system and the Caribbean Community and its associate institutions, which will be held in the Bahamas on 27 and 28 March:

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HR/CT/555

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MONGOLIA, AFTER THAT COUNTRY’S PERIODIC REPORT IS INTRODUCED

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon expressed its dissatisfaction with responses provided by Mongolia to the questions it posed. The 18-member expert Committee had asked about that country’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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SEA/1661

SEABED COUNCIL ELECTS PRESIDENT AND COMMISSION MEMBER; DISCUSSES PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 22 March -- Meeting in Kingston this morning, the Council of the International Seabed Authority elected by acclamation Sakiusa S. Rabuka (Fiji) as its President for the 2000 session.