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SOC/NAR/728
COMMISSION HEARS CALLS FOR COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT DRUG ABUSE
19960418 Eighteen Speakers Take Part in General Debate; President of European Olympic Committee Addresses Commission(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)
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ENV/DEV/347
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HR/CN/742
COUNTRY DELEGATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ALLEGE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT WORLD, AT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEBATE
19960418GENEVA, 17 April (UN Information Service) -- Over 40 non-governmental organizations took the floor at this afternoon's meeting of the Commission on Human Rights to denounce human rights violations around the world, while 13 country delegations defended their respective governments' records.
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SG/SM/5965
SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH ISRAELI MINISTER
19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:
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GA/9064
PRIMACY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CRUCIAL FOR PEACE, FREEDOM, SECURITY, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN ICJ CEREMONY AT THE HAGUE
19960418 Following is the text of the statement delivered today at The Hague by the President of the General Assembly, Diogo Freitas do Amaral (Portugal), on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice:
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SG/SM/5963
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI SHELLING OF UNIFIL POSITION
19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General has learned with shock and horror of the shelling of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position near the village of Qaana in southern Lebanon.
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SOC/NAR/726
SPEAKERS IN COMMISSION VOICE CONCERN AT RISING DRUG PROBLEMS DESPITE PRIORITY GIVEN TO COMBATING SCOURGE
19960418 Delegates Debate Government Response in Implementing Global Action Plan(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)
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IAEA/1301
INTERNATIONAL CHERNOBYL CONFERENCE CONCLUDES IN VIENNA
19960417VIENNA, 17 April (IAEA) -- An International Conference in Vienna has summed up the scientific understanding of the major social, health and environmental consequences attributed to the Chernobyl accident that occurred in Ukraine a decade ago.