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SC/6223
22 May 1996


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SC/6223
IK/195


LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS IRAQ SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTION 986 (1995)

19960522

The following information relating to arrangements for the implementation of resolution 986 (1995) -- the "oil-for-food" formula -- was issued today by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 661 (1990) which is monitoring the sanctions against Iraq:

22 May 1996


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THREE EXPERT PANELS TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL SUMMIT ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMME

19960522 Panels to Meet as Part of Special Session of Commission for Social Development

The latest thinking on strategies for eliminating world-wide poverty will be discussed this afternoon and tomorrow by a group of experts convened by the Commission for Social Development.

SOC/CP/180
21 May 1996


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SOC/CP/180


COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TO HOLD FIFTH SESSION IN VIENNA, 21-31 MAY

19960521 Background Release To Consider Global Action on Organized Crime, Money Laundering, Violence against Women, Terrorist Acts, Firearms Regulation, Victims' Concerns

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

SOC/4391
21 May 1996


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SOC/4391


COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT BEGINS SPECIAL SESSION

19960521

The Commission for Social Development must decide how best the decisions of the 1995 World Summit for Social Development should be implemented and the mechanism for doing so, the Under Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development, Nitin Desai, said this morning as the Commission began an eight-day special session.