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[I was notified of the following today. This copy is from http://www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/indpnt9.htm] Press Notice No. 9 of Session 1999-2000, dated 4 February 2000 PUBLICATION OF SECOND REPORT: THE FUTURE OF SANCTIONS The International Development Committee of the House of Commons will publish its Second Report: The Future of Sanctions (HC67) at 11 am on Thursday 10 February 2000. Embargoed copies of the Report will be available for collection by Government Departments, witnesses and the press from 7 Millbank, London, SW1A 3JA from 12 noon until 1 pm on Wednesday 9 February and from the Press Gallery from 12 noon on 9 February. PRESS CONFERENCE The Committee will launch the Report at a press conference at 11 am on Thursday 10 February in Committee Room 8 at the House of Commons. The Report assesses the humanitarian/developmental impact of sanctions and examines the potential of "smarter sanctions" to reduce both unintended consequences and unwarranted harm. The main topics discussed in the Report are: - the impact of comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq; - the impact of regional sanctions on Burundi and Sierra Leone; - the potential for "smarter sanctions" such as targeted financial sanctions; - the role of UN sanctions committees in monitoring sanctions and implementing humanitarian exemptions. The published Report can be purchased from the Stationery Office Bookshops (tel: 0345 58 54 63). The full text of the Report will also be available on the internet from 3.30 pm on Thursday 10 February. Enquiries to William Benson, Committee Specialist on: 020-7219 1522 ----------------------------------------------- Colin Rowat *********************************************** Coordinator, Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq http://welcome.to/casi *********************************************** 393 King's College www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~cir20 Cambridge CB2 1ST tel: +44 (0)468 056 984 England fax: +44 (0)870 063 4984 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi