FAO intensifies locust campaign in West Africa

 

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ROME, 1 October (FAO) -- Desert locust control operations have been expanded in West Africa, but countries are still facing serious shortages of pesticides and aircraft, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.

UNCTAD, PERUVIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY TRAIN

 

LOCAL DIPLOMATS IN INVESTMENT PROMOTION

 

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United Nations Stresses Solidarity between Generations

 

ON International Day of Older Persons

 

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secREtary-general, addressing group of 77 ministers, hails body’s

continuing role in face of stubborn challenges

 

He Calls for Global Partnership for Development

In Common Objective of Achieving Millennium Development Goals

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the twenty-eighth annual meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77, as delivered in New York, today, 30 September:

Secretary-General welcomes Russian cabinet’s measure on Kyoto protocol

 

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General gravely concerned at escalating violence in Gaza

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

President of United Nations Security Council and Chairman

 

of Military Staff Committee in October

 

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for October:

Security Council

UNRWA Calls on Government of Israel to Lift Restrictions,

Ensure Safety of Staff in Gaza Strip

 

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN OCTOBER 2004

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in October, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

1^st Meeting (AM)

fourth committee adopts agenda, approves work programme

 

during organizational meeting