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GA/AB/3228/
3 June 1998


Press Release
GA/AB/3228/


FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERING FINANCING OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS CORRECTION

19980603

On the first page of Press Release GA/AB/3228 of 18 May 1998, the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, attributed to the representative of Israel, should read as follows:

DCF/337
3 June 1998


Press Release
DCF/337


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES DEBATE ON NUCLEAR TESTS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

19980603

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 2 June (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its debate on the nuclear tests carried out in India and Pakistan.

GA/9407
2 June 1998


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GA/9407


ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONSIDER ELECTION OF JUDGES TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

19980602

The General Assembly decided this morning to include in the agenda of its current session additional items on the election of judges of the International Criminal Tribunals in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia.

AFR/69
2 June 1998


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AFR/69
HR/4363


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE SAYS SIERRA LEONE SHOULD BE PILOT PROJECT FOR CONCERTED RESPONSE TO NEEDS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY WAR

19980602 Poses Challenge to International Community at Conclusion of Four-Day Visit to Country

(Reissued as received from the Office of the Special Representative.)

SC/6525
1 June 1998


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SC/6525


NEW CHAIRMAN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JUNE

19980601 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for June:

Security Council

António Monteiro (Portugal) succeeds Njuguna M. Mahugu (Kenya) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

PAL/1859
1 June 1998


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PAL/1859

 

LATIN AMERICANS URGED TO AID PALESTINE, AT UN SEMINAR/SYMPOSIUM

19980601

SANTIAGO, 27 May (Division for Palestinian Rights) -- Latin America and the Caribbean must go beyond sympathetic speeches and take tangible steps towards supplying support and aid to the Palestinian cause, said participants on the third day of an international seminar on the question of Palestine, being held in Santiago, Chile.