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SG/SM/5803

UN FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTING OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT DEVELOPMENT PLEDGING CONFERENCE

31 October 1995


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SG/SM/5803
DEV/2073


UN FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTING OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT DEVELOPMENT PLEDGING CONFERENCE

19951031 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities held at Headquarters on 1 November:

SC/6117

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

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

SECURITY COUNCIL

Salim Mohammed Al'Khussaiby (Oman) will succeed Ibrahim A. Gambari (Nigeria) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE

Major-General Zhou Jiang (China) will succeed Lieutenant-General Wesley Kanne Clark (United States) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

 

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GA/SPD/69

UNRWA'S ROLE VITAL TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE, STATE SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

31 October 1995


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GA/SPD/69


UNRWA'S ROLE VITAL TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE, STATE SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE

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The role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was vital if peace was to take root in the Middle East, several delegates told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon, as it concluded its consideration of the Agency's work.

DH/2012

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 31 October 1995

31 October 1995


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DH/2012


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 31 October 1995

19951031 * Security Council asks United Nations Secretariat to prepare report for it on fate of missing persons from Srebrenica, Zepa and Banja Luka.

* On eve of departure from Zagreb, Special Representative Akashi reiterates there can be no military solution to conflict in former Yugoslavia.

SC/6118

YUGOSLAV SANCTIONS COMMITTEE BRIEFED BY UNHCR COORDINATOR

Following is the text of the statement issued today by Emilio J. Cardenas (Argentina), Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 724 (1991) concerning Yugoslavia, on behalf of the Committee members:

 

GA/AB/3029

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $21.7 MILLION FOR MISSION IN HAITI

31 October 1995


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GA/AB/3029


FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $21.7 MILLION FOR MISSION IN HAITI

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The General Assembly would authorize and assess $21.7 million gross ($21.4 million net) for the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) for the period 1 to 30 November, if it adopts a draft decision approved this morning by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). The Committee also began considering how to improve the Organization's financial situation.