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Press Release

ORG/1211/Rev.1*

MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 1996 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

2 January 1996


Press Release
ORG/1211/Rev.1*


MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 1996 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19960102 The General Assembly is composed of all 185 United Nations Member States. The States, and the dates on which they became Members, are listed in Press Release ORG/1190, issued 15 December 1994.

SECURITY COUNCIL

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

2 January 1996


Press Release


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

19960102 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in January, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

January Commission on Human Rights - Working Group (1 week) on Situations, Geneva

SC/6153

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

29 December 1995


Press Release
SC/6153


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19951229 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 January 1996:

SECURITY COUNCIL

Sir John Weston (United Kingdom) will succeed Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE

DH/2050

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 28 December 1995

28 December 1995


Press Release
DH/2050


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 28 December 1995

19951228 * Secretary-General pays three-day official visit to Kuwait; meets with Amir at Al Bayan Palace and addresses UNIKOM staff.

* FAO and WFP warn Democratic People's Republic of Korea will experience severe food shortages and possible starvation without substantial food aid.

SG/T/2014

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES UNIKOM TROOPS ON KUWAIT SIDE OF ITS BORDER WITH IRAQ

28 December 1995


Press Release
SG/T/2014


SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES UNIKOM TROOPS ON KUWAIT SIDE OF ITS BORDER WITH IRAQ

19951228 (Received from the Deputy Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

At 9:30 a.m. today, the Secretary-General visited the Centre for Research and Studies on Kuwait, which specializes in documenting the history of Kuwait, including the period of the Iraqi aggression.