NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ACCEPT GIFT FROM GOVERNMENTS OF KENYA, NAMIBIA AND NEPAL

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ACCEPT GIFT FROM GOVERNMENTS OF KENYA, NAMIBIA AND NEPAL

On Wednesday, 18 November, at 12 noon, the Secretary-General will accept the gift of a cast of a sleeping elephant on behalf of the United Nations.

This life-size bronze cast is being presented to the United Nations by the Governments of Kenya, Namibia and Nepal.

The four-ton gift will arrive via First Avenue and will be placed near the north-west corner of the United Nations garden.

For more information on the gift or on the artist, please contact Myrna Baron of the Baron Company (212) 581-6760 ext. 301.

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