HR/CT/431
Press Release
REF/1123
18 October 1995
Press Release
REF/1123
GRACA MACHEL NAMED 1995 NANSEN MEDAL WINNER
19951018 GENEVA, 17 October (UNHCR) -- Mozambican humanitarian Graca Machel was named today as the 1995 Nansen Medal winner for her outstanding contributions on behalf of refugee children.High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, will present the award, the thirty-fifth since 1955, to Ms. Machel at a ceremony on Friday, 20 October, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
GA/DIS/3025
18 October 1995
Press Release
GA/DIS/3025
FRANCE'S PACIFIC NUCLEAR TESTING `MUST STOP NOW', MARSHALL ISLANDS TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE
19951018 Says Tests Violate Treaties, Environment, Human Rights; France States Health, Environment, Stability Concerns Unfounded.GA/SPD/64
18 October 1995
Press Release
GA/SPD/64
FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION
19951018 French Nuclear Testing, Chernobyl Accident, Exchange of Nuclear Safety Technology among Topics DiscussedNGO/260
18 October 1995
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NGO/260
COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RECOMMENDS PARTICIPATION OF 45 ORGANIZATIONS IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP
19951018 To Prepare Draft Declaration on Rights of Indigenous PeopleThe Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations this afternoon recommended the participation of 45 organizations in a working group of the Commission on Human Rights that will draft a declaration on the rights of indigenous people.
SG/SM/5772
Address to Summit Expresses Concern for `Weak and Deprived' In Emerging Global Society, Warns against Dangers of `Exclusion'
This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Ghali today, delivered in English and French, to the eleventh Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Countries, at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia:
GA/8958
18 October 1995
Press Release
GA/8958
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DECLARATION TO MARK FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF END OF SECOND WORLD WAR
19951018 Calls on States to Maintain Efforts to End Conflicts, Save Future Generations from Scourge of New Wars and Racial HatredGA/L/2868
18 October 1995
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GA/L/2868
SIXTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERING REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
19951018 Discusses State Responsibility and Liability For Acts Not Prohibited by International LawHR/CT/432
REF/1124
18 October 1995
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REF/1124
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SAYS INSTITUTION OF ASYLUM NOW UNDER THREAT WORLD-WIDE
19951018Annual Meeting of UNHCR Executive Committee Hears Call for New Initiatives Aimed at Prevention and Protection