Press Release

4 December 1995

Press Release
SEA/1508

AGREEMENT ON CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AT HEADQUARTERS

19951204 Twenty-five Nations Sign; Will Enter Into Force 30 Days After Ratification by 30 Signatories

4 December 1995

Press Release
SG/SM/5836

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN

19951204 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY His Tragic Death Has Demonstrated Yet Again the Extent To Which a Man of Peace Becomes a Target for Every Kind of Fanaticism, He Says

4 December 1995

Press Release
DH/2035

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 4 December 1995

19951204 * Government of Rwanda declines to extend mandate of UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda.

* European Union says New Agenda for Development of Africa in the 1990's reflects commitment of African countries and international community to promote sustainable development.

4 December 1995

Press Release
GA/SHC/3348

NIGERIA DEFENDS RECENT EXECUTIONS AS `IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW', IN STATEMENT TO THIRD COMMITTEE

19951204 New Zealand Urges Accelerated Nigerian Democratic Transition; Committee Hears 12 Speakers, Concluding Consideration of Human Rights Issues

4 December 1995

Press Release
SG/SM/5834

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS SUDANESE DECISION TO RESTRICT RELIEF FLIGHTS IN SOUTHERN SUDAN

19951204 The following statement was issued today by the spokeswoman travelling with Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

4 December 1995

Press Release
GA/AB/3122

FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS PROPOSAL FOR CREATION OF UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND TO FINANCE HUMANITARIAN, DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

19951204 Fund Could Collect Tax-free, Unconditional Donations From Transnational Private Sector, Says Poland's Representative

4 December 1995

Press Release
SG/SM/5832

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT AWARD OF HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY PRIZE

19951204 ADVANCE RELEASE

Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on the occasion of the awarding of the Houphouët-Boigny Prize at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on 5 December:

4 December 1995

Press Release
SG/SM/5837

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF PRESIDENT FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY

19951204 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY `His Moral Authority Continues to Dictate the Path We Should Take Towards Peace and Development' Mr. Boutros-Ghali States

Following is the text of the tribute, translated from the French, paid by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the memory of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Yamoussoukro on 5 December:

4 December 1995

Press Release
GA/9022

ASSEMBLY AUTHORIZES DECEMBER FUNDING FOR PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS

19951204

The General Assembly this morning authorized $115.4 million gross ($113.9 million net) for the period 1 to 31 December for the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO), the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) and the United Nations Peace Forces headquarters.

4 December 1995

Press Release
HE/921
UNDP/818