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VALERIY P. KUCHINSKY OF UKRAINE CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

Valeriy P. Kuchinsky, Permanent Representative of Ukraine, was elected Chairman of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) for the General Assembly’s fifty-ninth session on 10 June.

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MOHAMED BENNOUNA of MOROCCO CHAIRMAN OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

Mohamed Bennouna, Permanent Representative of Morocco, was elected Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) on 10 June.

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KYAW TINT SWE OF MYANMAR CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE

Kyaw Tint Swe, Permanent Representative of Myanmar, was elected Chairman of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 10 June this year.

Prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative in April 2001, Mr. Swe was Director-General of the International Organizations and Economic Department of his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MARCO BALAREZO OF PERU CHAIRMAN OF SECOND COMMITTEE

Marco Balarezo, elected Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 10 June, has served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations since April 2001.

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LUIS ALFONSO DE ALBA OF MEXICO CHAIRMAN OF FIRST COMMITTEE

Luis Alfonso De Alba, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the International Organizations in Geneva, was elected as Chairman of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) on 10 June.

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DON MACKAY OF NEW ZEALAND CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH COMMITTEE

Don MacKay, who was elected Chairman of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on 10 June, has been Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations since January 2001.

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PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-NINTH SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY JEAN PING (GABON)

Jean Ping, President of the fifty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, has been Minister for Foreign Affairs of the GaboneseRepublic since 1999 and a Member of Parliament since 1996.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Mexico City in the evening of Tuesday, 7 September.

In message for day of peace, Secretary-General stresses need for greater

tolerance, promotion of ‘unity based on our shared humanity’

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Peace, 21 September:

World’s cities must become genuine examples of inclusiveness, equity,

says Secretary-General in message to Barcelona Urban Forum

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the World Urban Forum, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in Barcelona, 13 September: