POP/615
1 March 1996
In progress at UNHQ
Press Release
SG/SM/5904
1 March 1996
Press Release
SG/SM/5904
IAEA/1300
1 March 1996
Press Release
IAEA/1300
REF/1133
1 March 1996
Press Release
REF/1133
UNHCR NEEDS $60 MILLION FOR LIBERIA
19960301 GENEVA, 1 March (UNHCR) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) made an urgent appeal today for $60 million for its voluntary repatriation programme in Liberia for 18 months.The appeal coincided with the arrival in Abidjan of High Commissioner Sadako Ogata for a week-long visit to Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, home to over 1 million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees.
RD/849
1 March 1996
Press Release
RD/849
SG/T/2028
1 March 1996
Press Release
SG/T/2028
IHA/589
1 March 1996
Press Release
IHA/589
SG/SM/5903
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
1 March 1996
Press Release
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
1 March 1996
Press Release
RD/850
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TAKES UP COLOMBIA REPORT
19960301GENEVA, 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.