HR/4285
24 January 1996
* Secretary-General says phasing or closing down of MINURSO could destabilize Western Sahara region.
Efforts were under way to reform Paraguay's patriarchal penal code, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was told this afternoon as it concluded examination of that country's implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
* Security Council says Palestinian elections a major step forward in Middle East peace process; Secretary-General describes them as a solid basis for Palestinian self-determination.