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Press Release

HR/CT/519

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE COMPLETES SIXTY-THIRD SESSION

3 August 1998


Press Release
HR/CT/519


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE COMPLETES SIXTY-THIRD SESSION

19980803

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 31 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee ended its summer session today by issuing conclusions and recommendations on reports submitted by Ecuador, Israel, Italy, Algeria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the United Republic of Tanzania.

SC/6557

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

3 August 1998


Press Release
SC/6557


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

19980803 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for August:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

SC/6557/Rev.1*

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

3 August 1998


Press Release
SC/6557/Rev.1*


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

19980803 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for August:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

ECOSOC/5797

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS FOUR-WEEK 1998 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

31 July 1998


Press Release
ECOSOC/5797


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS FOUR-WEEK 1998 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

19980731

The Economic and Social Council, having discussed the recommendations of the Secretary-General on utilizing development dividend, decided to await the outcome of reviews by intergovernmental bodies on the matter, as it suspended its 1998 substantive session, Friday evening, 31 July.