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16 January 1996

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DH/2060

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 16 January 1996

19960116 * Secretary-General chairs seventh round of talks on East Timor attended by Foreign Minsters of Portugal and Indonesia; parties agree to next round of talks in June.

* Secretary-General disturbed at reports of coup d'etat in Sierra Leone; says United Nations remains committed to supporting next month's elections.

16 January 1996

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SG/SM/5875

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLDS SEVENTH ROUND OF TALKS ON EAST TIMOR IN LONDON WITH FOREIGN MINISTERS OF INDONESIA AND PORTUGAL

19960116 Parties Agree to Continue Efforts; Next Round to Be Held in Geneva on 29 June

(Received from the Deputy Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

The following statement was issued today at the conclusion of the seventh round of talks on the question of East Timor:

16 January 1996

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DC/2540

15 January 1996

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HR/4274

15 January 1996

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WOM/875

15 January 1996

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HR/4272

15 January 1996

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SG/SM/5872

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS OXFAM HE HOPES IT WILL SHARE ITS GOOD AND CREATIVE SPIRIT WITH OTHERS IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNITY

19960115 (Received from the Deputy Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

Following is the text of a statement made by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at a meeting with OXFAM staff in Oxford, United Kingdom:

15 January 1996

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DC/2539
IHA/585

15 January 1996

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HR/4275

15 January 1996

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WOM/876

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES FOLLOW-UP TO WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN

19960115

How to implement the Platform for Action adopted last September by the Fourth World Conference on Women was discussed this afternoon by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.