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SC/6412

IRAQ SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADOPTS FURTHER MEASURES TO EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES TO IRAQ

21 August 1997


Press Release
SC/6412
IK/224


IRAQ SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADOPTS FURTHER MEASURES TO EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES TO IRAQ

19970821 The following was issued today by the Iraq Sanctions Committee:

On 20 August, the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait approved the following suggestions by its Secretariat:

DCF/312

UNITED STATES DECISION TO JOIN TALKS TO BAN LAND-MINES FORMALLY REPORTED TO DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

21 August 1997


Press Release
DCF/312


UNITED STATES DECISION TO JOIN TALKS TO BAN LAND-MINES FORMALLY REPORTED TO DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

19970821

GENEVA, 21 August (UN Information Service) -- The United States informed the Conference on Disarmament this morning of its decision to participate in the Ottawa process negotiations, set to begin on 1 September in Oslo, to conclude a draft treaty to ban anti-personnel land-mines in time for signature in December.

HR/4334

UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ON 23 AUGUST

20 August 1997


Press Release
HR/4334


UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM WILL TRAVEL TO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ON 23 AUGUST

19970820 GENEVA, 20 August (UN Information Service) -- The head of the Secretary-General's investigative team for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Atsu-Koffi Amega, made the following statement today at a press conference at the Palais des Nations, Geneva: