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GA/SHC/3305
DEVELOPMENT, PEACE AND SECURITY THREATENED BY INCREASED CRIME AND VIOLENCE, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD
19951017 Head of United Nations Drug Control Programme Urges 'Commensurate Response' from Global Community; Social Development Debate ConcludedFollowing is the translation of the toast proposed by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at the dinner hosted by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday, 14 October, in Port-au-Prince:
I should like first of all to say what a great pleasure it is for me to be once again among you, at this dinner.
I should, in particular, like to thank you, Mr. President, for the warmth of your welcome and the quality of your hospitality, which my wife and I particularly appreciate.
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DH/2001
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 17 October 1995
19951017 * Security Council welcomes progress made by Rwandan Government in reconciliation process; reaffirms important role played by UNAMIR in Rwanda and subregion.* General Assembly takes up Secretary-General's report on work of Organization; United States introduces draft resolution aimed at reducing volume of paperwork.
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GA/EF/2683
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES CALLED FOR TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
19951017 'Whatever Happened to Peace Dividend?', Economic Committee Is Asked; Debate on External Debt ContinuesThe Security Council this afternoon responding to the Secretary-General's recent report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) welcomed progress made in the past two months by the Government of Rwanda in the national reconciliation process, including the integration of more than 2,000 former Rwandese Government Forces (RGF) troops into the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA).
ADVANCE RELEASE
Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Ghali marking the beginning of the World Week of Peace:
This is the text of the statement made today by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at the fifth summit conference of Ibero-American Heads of State and Government at San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina:
The United Nations values highly the association of nations of shared cultural and linguistic heritage -- the Commonwealth, the Francophone countries, the Lusophone countries, the Ibero-American family of nations gathered here today. Such associations are a critical component of international cooperation.
French-speaking Group Said to Be Involved in Wealth of Activities Comparable with Those of World Organization, so Stronger Links Desirable
The Secretary-General was invited to promote cooperation between the United Nations and the Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation, by the terms of a resolution which the General Assembly adopted this morning without a vote.