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DH/2067
25 January 1996


Press Release
DH/2067


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 25 January 1996

19960125 * Secretary-General recommends extension of UNIFIL mandate until 31 July; says Force contributes to stability in Lebanon.

* Secretary-General calls for early conclusion of comprehensive test ban treaty as Disarmament Conference begins 1996 session in Geneva.

DCF/248
25 January 1996


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DCF/248


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS FIRST PART OF 1996 SESSION

19960125

GENEVA, 23 January (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament today heard appeals for the rapid conclusion of a comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty by June 1996 and reestablished its Ad Hoc Committee on a Nuclear-Test Ban, as it began the first part of its 1996 session.

DH/2066
24 January 1996


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DH/2066


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 24 January 1996

19960124 * Security Council calls on Somali political leaders to return to inclusive negotiations; condemns violence against humanitarian workers.

* Secretary-General prepares for talks with Iraq on "food for oil" formula, as humanitarian agencies report millions of Iraqis at severe nutritional risk.