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1996 United Nations Government News & Press Releases

31st January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON SUDAN TO EXTRADITE SUSPECTS IN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT
Resolution 1044 (1996) Unanimously Adopted; Ethiopia Says Sudan Implicated; Sudan Denies Allegations, Pledges Cooperation The Security Council this afternoon called on the Government of the Sudan to comply with requests of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to extradite to Ethiopia the three suspects wanted for attempting to...
31st January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 31 MAY
Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1042 (1996); In Absence of 'Meaningful Progress, Will Consider Phased Withdrawal The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 May. At the same time, the Council supported the intention of the Secretary-...
31st January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES DEPLOYMENT OF 100 MILITARY OBSERVERS TO EASTERN SLAVONIA, BARANJA AND WESTERN SIRMIUM
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29th January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL DECLARES ITS READINESS TO CONSIDER BANNING ARMS TO BURUNDI PENDING SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT ON SITUATION THERE
Resolution 1040, Adopted Unanimously, Envisions Measures against Leaders Inciting Violence in Burundi The Security Council this afternoon declared its readiness to consider banning the supply of all arms and related mat豩el to Burundi and imposing restrictions and other measures against those leaders who continued to encourage...
29th January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN LIBERIA UNTIL 31 MAY
Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1041 (1996); Requests Secretary-General's Progress Report by 31 March The Security Council this evening extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until 31 May, stressing that continued support for the Liberian peace process is contingent on the parties demonstrated...
29th January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS LEBANON MANDATE UNTIL 31 JULY
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29th January, 1996
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SHOULD EXPAND ITS AREAS OF CONCERN TO INCLUDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS, NGO COMMITTEE IS TOLD
The human rights organization Amnesty International should expand its areas of concern to include economic, social and cultural rights particularly, the right to development, in light of the Vienna Declaration adopted by the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations was told this afternoon....
26th January, 1996
IRAQ SANCTIONS COMMITTEE HEARS PRESENTATION BY LLOYD'S REGISTER TEAM
On Thursday, 25 January, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 661 (1990), which is monitoring the sanctions against Iraq, heard a presentation by the Lloyd's Register Cargo Examination and Verification Team. Based on an agreement with the Government of Jordan, the Team is administering a system that monitors...
25th January, 1996
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST NOT MAKE LIBERIA ANOTHER ORPHAN IN QUEST FOR PEACE, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD
26 States Speak; Support for UNOMIL'S Extension, Need for Parties to Respect Cease-fire, Abuja Agreement Expressed The international community must not yield to the prevailing mood of "Afro-pessimism" and make of Liberia another orphan in the quest for peace, the representative of Togo said this afternoon, as the Security Council...
24th January, 1996
SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON SOMALI POLITICAL LEADERS TO RETURN TO INCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION
Supports Secretary-General's Intention to Manintain United Nations Political Office for Somalia, in Presidential Statement Deeply concerned about the absence of any credible progress towards national reconciliation in Somalia, the Security Council this afternoon called on all Somali political leaders and parties to return to an inclusive...
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