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SOC/CP/189

VIEWS ON FIREARMS REGULATION DISCUSSED IN CRIME COMMISSION

30 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/189


VIEWS ON FIREARMS REGULATION DISCUSSED IN CRIME COMMISSION

19960530 (Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 28 May -- A United Nations project on firearms issues including a survey on national experiences, policies and regulations, and proposed electronic database, was discussed this afternoon in the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

SOC/4402

COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HEARS FURTHER REPORTS FROM ITS TWO WORKING GROUPS

30 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/4402


COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HEARS FURTHER REPORTS FROM ITS TWO WORKING GROUPS

19960530

As it continued its special session this morning, the Commission for Social Development heard oral reports on progress achieved so far in its two working groups, which are considering the future of the Commission and poverty eradication matters, respectively.

HE/931

NIGERIAN ACTIVIST KEN SARO-WIWA, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PAUL CRUTZEN, AMONG 21 ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO RECEIVE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AWARD

30 May 1996


Press Release
HE/931


NIGERIAN ACTIVIST KEN SARO-WIWA, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PAUL CRUTZEN, AMONG 21 ENVIRONMENTALISTS TO RECEIVE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AWARD

19960530

NAIROBI, 29 May 1996 (UNEP) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that it has recognized the extraordinary contributions of 21 individuals and organizations to environmental protection by electing them to the prestigious ranks of its Global 500 Roll of Honour.