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Press Release

WOM/1146

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION

25 June 1999


Press Release
WOM/1146


WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION

19990625

High rates of teenage pregnancy, the absence of sexual and reproductive health information, punitive abortion laws, poverty, ageing, stereotypes, and the role of the Church were among the many concerns raised during the twenty- first session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

IK/278

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES TWENTY-SECOND SESSION, APPROVES COMPENSATION AWARDS

25 June 1999


Press Release
IK/278


GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES TWENTY-SECOND SESSION, APPROVES COMPENSATION AWARDS

19990625 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 June (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission concluded its thirty-second session today under the Presidency of Ambassador Hans Heinemann of the Netherlands.

SOC/NAR/805

SOTIROFF AWARD PRESENTED TO NAVJYOTI DELHI POLICE FOUNDATION

25 June 1999


Press Release
SOC/NAR/805


SOTIROFF AWARD PRESENTED TO NAVJYOTI DELHI POLICE FOUNDATION

19990625

VIENNA, 25 June (UN Information Service) -- The Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation has been chosen to receive the 1999 Serge Sotiroff Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to international drug control efforts. The Award consists of a $1,000 prize and a citation.