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SG/SM/6001

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES TO CREATE BASIS FOR RESUMED DIRECT TALKS BETWEEN LEADERS OF TWO COMMUNITIES IN CYPRUS

6 June 1996


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SG/SM/6001


SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES TO CREATE BASIS FOR RESUMED DIRECT TALKS BETWEEN LEADERS OF TWO COMMUNITIES IN CYPRUS

19960606

ISTANBUL, 6 June -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali today met with Mr. Rauf Denktash for one hour and fifteen minutes, during which they conducted an extensive review of all aspects of the Cyprus problem. On 11 June, he will meet with Mr. Glafcos Clerides in Geneva.

SG/SM/5998

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE

5 June 1996


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SG/SM/5998
HE/933


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE

19960605 ADVANCE RELEASE Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June:

WOM/920

UN EXPERT GROUP RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO PROTECT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS AGAINST VIOLENCE

5 June 1996


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WOM/920


UN EXPERT GROUP RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO PROTECT WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS AGAINST VIOLENCE

19960605

MANILA, 31 May (UN Information Centre) -- The Expert Group Meeting on Violence against Women concluded its five-day session in Manila today by adopting a series of recommendations to the General Assembly for improving coordination and indicators to determine the situation of women migrant workers.

DCF/262

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE HEARS STATEMENTS ON NEW DRAFT TEXT OF TEST-BAN TREATY

5 June 1996


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DCF/262


DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE HEARS STATEMENTS ON NEW DRAFT TEXT OF TEST-BAN TREATY

19960605

GENEVA, 30 May (UN Information Service) -- A new draft text for a comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty introduced earlier this week constituted the only means for the successful conclusion of the test-ban negotiations, the representative of Australia told the Conference on Disarmament this morning.

SOC/CP/192

FIFTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE VIENNA, 21-31 MAY

5 June 1996


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SOC/CP/192


FIFTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE VIENNA, 21-31 MAY

19960605 Approves Draft United Nations Declaration on Crime and Public Security; Calls for Action on Firearms Regulation, Money Laundering, Official Corruption

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

SG/SM/6000

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MURDER IN BURUNDI OF SWISS WORKERS FROM ICRC

5 June 1996


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SG/SM/6000


SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MURDER IN BURUNDI OF SWISS WORKERS FROM ICRC

19960605

ISTANBUL, Turkey, 5 June -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in Turkey to inaugurate the United Nations Conference for Human Settlements (Habitat II), was shocked to learn of the murder yesterday of three Swiss workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burundi. He condemns this wanton act of violence in the strongest terms.