Press Release

12 February 1996

Press Release
DH/2079

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 12 February 1996

19960212 * Member States owe United Nations over $3.3 billion as of 31 January; $1.4 billion owed to regular budget, $1.9 billion to peace-keeping and $11.7 million to International Tribunals.

* UNESCO strongly condemns "murderous" attacks on Algerian press; offers to help rebuild newspaper offices destroyed in car-bombing.

12 February 1996

Press Release
SOC/NAR/720

9 February 1996

Press Release
H/2897

9 February 1996

Press Release
ECOSOC/5635

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST ILLICIT NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES THEME OF HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19960209 Council Also Adopts Provisional Agenda for Substantive Session, New Agenda Item Included on 'New Innovative Ideas for Generating Funds'

9 February 1996

Press Release
DH/2078

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 9 February 1996

19960209 * Secretary-General sends Special Envoy to Sudan for discussions on combatting terrorism.

* Conference on Disarmament told linking nuclear weapons elimination to comprehensive test-ban treaty threatens both goals.

* International Police Task Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina expects to be fully operational by end of May.

9 February 1996

Press Release
L/2748
SEA/1510

9 February 1996

Press Release
EN/227

SECOND SESSION OF COMMITTEE ON NEW AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AT HEADQUARTERS, 12-22 FEBRUARY

19960209 Background Release Impacts of Energy Use on Atmosphere, Potential of Biomass among Topics to Be Discussed

9 February 1996

Press Release
ECE/462

SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION NOW APPARENT, ACCORDING TO NEW UN PUBLICATION

19960209 Economic Slump Deeper Than Expected; Will Take Until End of Century to Regain 1989 Output Levels

8 February 1996

Press Release
SG/A/619

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YASUSHI AKASHI TO HEAD HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, JIN YONGJIAN TO DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES POST

19960208 Ismat Kittani to Return to Office of Secretary-General as Special Adviser; Kofi Annan Resumes Direction of Peace-Keeping Operations on 1 March

8 February 1996

Press Release
OS/1717

OUTER SPACE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD THIRTY-THIRD SESSION IN VIENNA, 12-23 FEBRUARY

19960208 Background Release

VIENNA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- New possibilities for using small, low-cost satellites to carry out a wide range of important tasks will be a key focus of attention during a two-week intergovernmental meeting which begins here on Monday, 12 February.