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SG/T/2037
26 March 1996


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SG/T/2037


SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN AND PREMIER LI PENG

19960326 (Received from the Spokesman for the Secretary-General.)

BEIJING, 26 March -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali today conferred with Chinese leaders on the role of the United Nations in promoting social and economic development around the world.

L/2761
25 March 1996


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L/2761


PREPARATORY COMMITTEE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT BEGINS FIRST SESSION

19960325 Elects Officers; Begins Considering 'Core Crimes'

The Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court this morning began its three-week session, electing Adriaan Bos (Netherlands) as Chairman.

DH/2108
25 March 1996


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DH/2108


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 25 March 1996

19960325 * Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in Beijing on mission to strengthen UN-China relations.

* More people died from tuberculosis in 1995 than in any other year in history, WHO reports.

HR/CN/711
25 March 1996


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HR/CN/711


MEXICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS

19960325

GENEVA, 21 March (UN Information Service) -- Mexico's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs this afternoon called for an end to "politicization" of human rights and for the use of an international approach to improving human well-being that stressed cooperation and mutual respect, instead of confrontation.