Africa

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AFR/215
SC/6817

COUNCIL MEMBERS VIEW WITH DEEP CONCERN REPORTS OF CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SIERRA LEONE

The following statement to the press on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sierra Leone was issued today by the President of the Security Council, Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), on behalf of the Council:

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AFR/210
REC/84

REGIONAL CONFERENCE TO ASSESS IMPACT OF ‘BRAIN DRAIN’ ON AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT TO BE HELD FROM 22 TO 24 FEBRUARY IN ADDIS ABABA

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AFR/199
DC/2675

WEST AFRICAN STATES ADOPT CODE OF CONDUCT ON LIGHT WEAPONS, LAUNCH REGIONAL ARMS REGISTER AND DATABASE

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AFR/189
REC/80

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM TO FOCUS ON GLOBALIZATION AND THE INFORMATION AGE

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AFR/186
DC/2668

STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SECURITY QUESTIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA TO MEET IN CHAD

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AFR/176
DC/2663*

ACCRA WORKSHOP ADOPTS MODALITIES FOR ARMS REGISTER AND DATABASE IN AFRICA

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AFR/175
DC/2661

WORKSHOP ON ARMS REGISTER IN AFRICA OPENS IN ACCRA

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AFR/174
DC/2660

WORKSHOP ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AFRICAN ARMS REGISTER TO BE HELD IN GHANA, 23 - 24 SEPTEMBER

NEW YORK, 22 September (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -– An International Workshop on the Modalities for the Establishment of an Arms Register and Database in Africa will be held in Accra, Ghana on 23 and 24 September 1999.

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AFR/159
REC/66

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AFR/157
REC/65

AFRICAN NEGOTIATORS MEET IN ADDIS ABABA TO PREPARE FOR SEATTLE AND UNCTAD X

ADDIS ABABA, 21 July (ECA) -- Geneva-based African negotiators, representatives of regional economic communities, and experts from relevant United Nations agencies kicked off a three-day meeting here today to help prepare African countries for the latest rounds of important global trade forums.