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SG/SM/5996

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN IS LEADING GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL ISSUES IN STATEMENT AT CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES IN ANKARA

30 May 1996


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SG/SM/5996


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN IS LEADING GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL ISSUES IN STATEMENT AT CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES IN ANKARA

19960530 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to be delivered tomorrow, 31 May at the Centre for Strategic Studies in Ankara:

SOC/CP/189

VIEWS ON FIREARMS REGULATION DISCUSSED IN CRIME COMMISSION

30 May 1996


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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


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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


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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.

SOC/CP/187

DRAFTS ON 'CRIME AND SECURITY', WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL COURT INTRODUCED IN CRIME COMMISSION

29 May 1996


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SOC/CP/187


DRAFTS ON 'CRIME AND SECURITY', WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL COURT INTRODUCED IN CRIME COMMISSION

19960529 Discussion of Matters Related to Technical Cooperation Begins

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 24 May -- A draft declaration on "crime and security" was introduced this afternoon in the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice by the representative of the United States.

SG/SM/5992

ONLY GLOBAL ACTION CAN ERADICATE EVIL OF TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO PREPARATORY MEETING FOR TERRORISM SYMPOSIUM

29 May 1996


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SG/SM/5992


ONLY GLOBAL ACTION CAN ERADICATE EVIL OF TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO PREPARATORY MEETING FOR TERRORISM SYMPOSIUM

19960529

Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message delivered to the preparatory meeting for the International Symposium on Terrorism in Cairo today by the Acting Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), K.P. Moorhty: