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HR/CT/523/

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION CORRECTION

22 March 1999


Press Release
HR/CT/523/


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION CORRECTION

19990322

On page 2 of Press Release HR/CT/523 issued today, the first sentence of the first full paragraph should read as follows:

The six countries presenting reports during the current session are among the 144 States parties to the International Covenant.

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IK/274

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION

22 March 1999


Press Release
IK/274


GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIRST SESSION

19990322 Council Approves Awarding $173 Million To Corporations, $14 Million to Governments

GENEVA, 18 March -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission concluded its thirty-first session today under the Presidency of Ambassador Hans Heinemann of the Netherlands.

POP/711

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OPENS THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

22 March 1999


Press Release
POP/711


COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OPENS THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

19990322

The Director of the Population Division told the Commission on Population and Development this morning that his projections indicated the world's population would increase by 3 billion people in the next 50 years, a projection he hoped would be proven wrong.

DC/2632

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

19 March 1999


Press Release
DC/2632


DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

19990319 Maged Abdelaziz (Egypt) Elected Chairman 1999 Commission Session to be Held from 12 to 30 April