Press Release

3 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5977
DC/2555

STATEMENT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO REVIEW CONFERENCE OF 1980 CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

19960503 Following is the statement by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the resumed session of the Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons delivered today on his behalf by the Director General, United Nations Office at Geneva, Vladimir Petrovsky:

3 May 1996

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ECOSOC/5639

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL REJECTS ACCREDITATION OF TIBETAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN TO HABITAT II

19960503

The Economic and Social Council this morning rejected accreditation of the United States-based Tibetan Rights Campaign to the forthcoming second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), by a recorded vote of 21 in favour of rejection to 15 against, with 16 abstentions. (For details of the voting, see Annex.)

3 May 1996

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SC/6216

DECISIONS OF LIBYAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE AT ITS SIXTY-EIGHTH MEETING HELD ON 30 APRIL

19960503 The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 748 (1992) concerning Libya issued the following statement today concerning decisions taken at its meeting of 30 April:

3 May 1996

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NR/222

3 May 1996

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SG/SM/5978
ECA/670

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES POSITIVE TRENDS IN AFRICA IN MESSAGE TO ANNUAL SESSION OF ECA

19960503 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the thirty-first session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the twenty-second meeting of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Economic and Social Development and Planning, in Addis Ababa on 6 May:

3 May 1996

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ECOSOC/5640

3 May 1996

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SG/SM/5976

3 May 1996

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DC/2554

3 May 1996

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PI/939*

COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING IN NEW YORK, 6 - 17 MAY

19960503 Background Release

The Committee on Information will continue its examination of United Nations public information policies and activities and follow-up on progress made by the United Nations system in the field of information and communications, during its upcoming two-week session, to be held at Headquarters from 6 to 17 May.

3 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5980

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BACKBONE OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO RESUMED GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

19960503 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to the resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly on Public Administration and Development, at Headquarters on 15 April 1996: