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DH/2092
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 1 March 1996
19960301 * Security Council extends mission in Haiti for final four months until 30 June; reduces number of troops and civilian police.* Secretary-General says Rwandan Government has strong reservations about UN troop presence; therefore, no alternative to UNAMIR withdrawal after mandate ends on 8 March.
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RD/850
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES UP COLOMBIA REPORT
19960301GENEVA, 29 February (UN Information Service) -- Alleged violations of the rights of members of indigenous and black communities in Colombia were among the issues raised this afternoon as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination took up a report from that country.
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POP/615
COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES TWENTY-NINTH SESSION HEADQUARTERS, 26 FEBRUARY - 1 MARCH
19960301 Approves Two Texts concerning Follow-Up to Cairo Conference, Work of Population Division; 'International Migration' Theme of Next Session
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SG/SM/5904
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IAEA/1300
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REF/1133
UNHCR NEEDS $60 MILLION FOR LIBERIA
19960301 GENEVA, 1 March (UNHCR) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) made an urgent appeal today for $60 million for its voluntary repatriation programme in Liberia for 18 months.The appeal coincided with the arrival in Abidjan of High Commissioner Sadako Ogata for a week-long visit to Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, home to over 1 million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees.