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ECOSOC/5679/
26 July 1996


Press Release
ECOSOC/5679/


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RECOMMENDS UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON CRIME AND PUBLIC SECURITY FOR ADOPTION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19960726 Council Takes Action on Texts Submitted By Crime Prevention Commission and Narcotic Drugs Commission

CORRECTION

The second and third sentences in the third paragraph of Press Release ECOSOC/5679 of 23 July should read as follows:

SG/SM/6028*
25 July 1996


Press Release
SG/SM/6028*


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO DEMOCRACY AND TERRORISM CONFERENCE, SAYS UN READY TO COORDINATE NEW COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES

19960725 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message to the Conference on democracy and terrorism of the International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies held in New Delhi today:

SG/SM/6026
24 July 1996


Press Release
SG/SM/6026


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION AND UNITED NATIONS

19960724 Says Agreement Will Strengthen Ties between Union and United Nations

Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement, translated from the French, at the signing today of the Agreement on Cooperation between the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations:

ECOSOC/5681
24 July 1996


Press Release
ECOSOC/5681


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, CALLS FOR ITS STRENGTHENING AS REQUIREMENT FOR UN REFORM EFFORTS

19960724

Addressing the Economic and Social Council this morning, Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali expressed his conviction that strengthening the role of that body in both the policy and the operational areas was a crucial requirement for the reform efforts of the United Nations.