DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1996
International Relations and Conferences
Asia/Pacific Economic Conference |
Bosnia |
Burundi
Chemical Weapons Stockpile |
Children First Conference
Cuban Aircraft Shootdown |
G-7 Summit |
Habitat II Conference
Iraq/Kurd Invasion |
Middle East Peace Summit
Nuclear Test Ban |
Peru Hostage Crisis
Saudi Arabia Bombing |
World Food Summit
Documents in the News
Last updated on September 28,
1997
News updates from the conference
Held in Manila, November 1996
Bosnia
(Netherlands)
- Press releases, U.S. documents, peace
proposals
- European perspective
Bosnia
Home Page (CalTech)
- News releases on war
- Press releases by Bosnian government
Bosnia Virtual Atlas
- Very detailed road maps with an index by place
Peace Agreement, November 21, 1995
United States Military Presence
- Connect to THOMAS
- For debates srrounding S.J.Res.44, passed by the Senate on December
13, 1995 and authorizing the use of troops
- CNN
Coverage
- Searchable archives of news stories, analyses, and maps
- DefenseLINK
(Dept. of Defense)
- Speeches, press releases, briefings, and testimony by the Defense
Department on Bosnia
- Biographies, maps, and fact sheets
- Links to Army and Air Force Bosnia pages
- Department of
State Foreign Affairs Network (UIC)
- State Department speeches and foreign policy
- North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NATO press releases and fact sheets on Bosnian peacekeeping
mission
- United Nations and other international agency publications
- Open Media reports on Bosnia
- White
House Official Press Releases
War Crimes Tribunal
Defense Department press release (Jan. 22, 1996) on
the U.S. stockpile of chemical weapons
Summary of plans for destroying the weapons within
eight years
Conference on children's needs worldwide
Sponsored by
the Carter Center and several international agencies, April 9-12, 1996
Media briefings and background papers on
children
Web page for children to make comments; teacher's
guide
Background
- Summit held in Washington, D.C., October 1-2, 1996
- Resulted from violence between Israelis and Palestinians over new
tunnel in Jerusalem
Israel
Information Service
- Official statements and speeches of Israeli officials
- Historic documents on the Middle East Peace Process, including the
September 1995 agreement
Israeline
- Summary of the Israeli press
- See especially the issues for late September/early October 1996
Jerusalem Post
- Newspaper coverage from Jerusalem
Middle
East Peace Process (U.S. State Dept.)
- Secretary of State speeches, fact sheets, information, and
Congressional testimony about Near East relations
- Historic documents
- No summit coverage as of October 1, 1996
White
House
Likely Additional
Sources
- Arab
Net
- Overview, history, business, cultural, government, and
tour
information for each Arab country
- Government information includes summaries of the
national structure,
foreign policy, education, health, and the military
- News in Arabic and links to related web sites
- Middle
East/North Africa Resource Guide
- Comprehensive guide to internet resources for the
Middle East,
North Africa, and Central Asia
- Resources arranged by country and by academic
discipline
(anthropology, economics, history, religion, sociology)
- Links include country home pages, discussion lists, and
homepages of
foreign students residing in the U.S.
Text of Treaty (ACDA)
- Full text of treaty and annexes
- History of U.S. involvement
- Prepared by U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
President
Clinton's Speech United Nations
- Speech on Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- 52nd Session of United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22,
1997
Economic conference among Western leaders
held in France, June 27-29, 1996
Press releases, background materials, and
link to the French government web site
Conference on population and environment
held in Istanbul, June 3-14, 1996
Conference
Proceedings
- Official U.N site with daily press releases and text of conference
proceedings
Preparatory
Documents
World
Resources, 1996/97 (World Resources Institute)
- Report (ASCII format) outlining population and urban trends and
effects on the environment
- Recommendations on handling urban issues (e.g. transportation)
- Numerous statistical tables in Adobe Acrobat format with country
data
- Population: projections to 2025, birth, death, health,
education
- Economic: gross national and domestic product,
prices, development assistance
- Environment: forestry, fisheries, water,
weather
CNN
Coverage
- Archived stories beginning August 30, 1996
- Covers Iraq's invasion of the Kurds
- U.S. military strike against Iraq
Probable sources of official
information
Background on Iraq
Cable
News Network
- Complete and archived news coverage of the hostage crisis
- Links to related information on Latin American terrorism
International Red Cross
- Humanitarian relief being taken
Japan Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
- No comments specifically on hostage crisis
- Web site DOES provide statistics and general foreign policy toward
Peru
- Text in English
Mario's Cyberspace
Station
- Comprehensive links to news about the crisis and information about
the Tupac Amaru
- Long list of hostages
- Web site may take a while to load due to traffic
State Department (U.S.)
- See press briefings under Hot Topics for U.S. policy
Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement
Sponsored by FAO, November 13-17, 1996
Background documents, Rome Declaration on
World Food Security
Journal and news releases but not text of
speeches
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