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SG/SM/5971
26 April 1996


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SG/SM/5971


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ADDRESS TO UNCTAD IX IN SOUTH AFRICA

19960426 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's address to the ninth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD IX), in Midrand, South Africa, on 27 April:

Allow me, first, to express some personal thoughts. In so doing, I know I speak not only for the United Nations, and for myself, but for everyone here today.

SOC/NAR/739
26 April 1996


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SOC/NAR/739


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS OF COMMISSION'S 1996 SESSION CITING RECOMMENDATION ON 1998 ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON DRUGS

19960426 Commission Recommends to Economic and Social Council Text On Strengthening of INCB and Development of Information System

(Issued as received from UN Information Service.)

SG/SM/5971/Rev.1*
26 April 1996


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SG/SM/5971/Rev.1*


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ADDRESS TO UNCTAD IX IN SOUTH AFRICA

19960426 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's address to the ninth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD IX) in Midrand, South Africa on 27 April:

Allow me, first, to express some personal thoughts. In so doing, I know I speak not only for the United Nations, and for myself, but for everyone here today.

GA/9070
25 April 1996


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GA/9070


GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS IN LEBANON, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI FORCES FROM THAT COUNTRY

19960425

The General Assembly this afternoon condemned Israel's attacks on Lebanon's civilian population and called upon it to cease immediately its actions against and withdraw its forces from all Lebanese territory, in accordance with Security Council resolution 425 (1978).