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SG/SM/5903

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS BRAZIL'S PRESENCE ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE ESSENTIAL

1 March 1996


Press Release
SG/SM/5903


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS BRAZIL'S PRESENCE ON INTERNATIONAL STAGE ESSENTIAL

19960301 Following is the text of a toast made by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on 29 February in Brasilia, at a dinner hosted by the President of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso:

Thank you for your warm welcome to Brazil. My delegation and I have shared in the famous hospitality of your country. We are all extremely grateful.

DH/2092

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 1 March 1996

1 March 1996


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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.

RD/850

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES UP COLOMBIA REPORT

1 March 1996


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RD/850


COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES UP COLOMBIA REPORT

19960301

GENEVA, 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.

SC/6188

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN HAITI UNTIL 30 JUNE

29 February 1996


Press Release
SC/6188


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN HAITI UNTIL 30 JUNE

19960229

The Security Council this evening extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) for a final period of four months until 30 June, while decreasing the mission's troop level to no more than 1,200 and its civilian police personnel to no more than 300.

SC/6186/Rev.1*

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

29 February 1996


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SC/6186/Rev.1*


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

19960229 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 March:

SECURITY COUNCIL

Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (Botswana) will succeed Madeleine K. Albright (United States) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE