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DH/2187

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 17 July 1996

17 July 1996


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DH/2187


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 17 July 1996

19960717 * Assembly President appeals to all States to observe 'Olympic Truce' during Atlanta Olympiad.

* Draft resolution on collaboration between UN system and Bretton Woods institutions introduced to Security Council.

* Iraqis less cooperative than was hoped for, says UNSCOM Executive Chairman.

ECOSOC/5671

ECOSOC ADOPTS RESOLUTION STRESSING NEED FOR ACCELERATED INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES OF ACTION PROGRAMME OF CAIRO POPULATION CONFERENCE

17 July 1996


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ECOSOC/5671


ECOSOC ADOPTS RESOLUTION STRESSING NEED FOR ACCELERATED INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES OF ACTION PROGRAMME OF CAIRO POPULATION CONFERENCE

19960717 Also Considers Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, Disaster Reduction Decade; Draft Resolution on Israeli Settlements in Palestinian Territory Introduced

DH/2186

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 16 July 1996

16 July 1996


Press Release
DH/2186


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 16 July 1996

19960716 * Secretary-General briefs Security Council following extended mission abroad.

* Secretary-General receives Iraqi Government's distribution plan.

* Security Council receives second report on Bosnia Herzegovina.

* Sudan Government concession not enough, says WFP Executive Director.

ECOSOC/5670

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CONFERENCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES SAYS UN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAGS FOR LACK OF STRATEGY

16 July 1996


Press Release
ECOSOC/5670


ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CONFERENCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES SAYS UN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAGS FOR LACK OF STRATEGY

19960716 Continuing General Segment, Economic and Social Council Also Discusses Population Questions

"I want to state at the outset that the United Nations, due to various reasons, has globally fallen behind in information technology."