General Assembly president, marking decade of south african freedom,

says un gave international direction to anti-apartheid struggle

The following is the text of remarks by the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Julian R. Hunte at the commemorative meeting for 10 years of freedom in South Africa: the role of the United Nations, today, 27 April 2004:

locust threat puts Moroccan citrus crop at risk

$17 Million Needed for Control Campaigns

(Reissued as received.)

Rome, 27 April (FAO) -- Despite intensive control efforts, the threat of desert locusts in West and North-West Africa remains “extremely serious”, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

today, international community rejoices to see all south africanS working together

to forge common future, Secretary-General tells commemorative meeting

Following is the text of remarks as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Commemorative meeting marking 10 years of democracy in South Africa:

South Africa                                               

secretary-general encouraged by agreement for talks on darfur region of sudan

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

HUMANITARIAN GROUPS RESPOND TO NEEDS OF migrants expelled from angola

INto WESTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

HUMAN RIGHTS FACT-FINDING MISSION ON SITUATION IN DARFUR LEAVES GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 21 April (OHCHR) -- A fact-finding team from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) left Geneva late yesterday for the Sudan to continue its enquiries into the situation of human rights in the Darfur region of the country.

DARFUR:  HUMANITARIAN NEEDS INCREASE AS RELIEF SUPPLIES DWINDLE