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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS 10 INDIVIDUALS TO AL-QAIDA

SECTION OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 17 March 2004 added the names of 10 individuals to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

4. *Name: 1: ABD AL HAFIZ 2:  ABD AL WAHAB 3: na 4: na

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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES LIST OF NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

IMPOSED BY PARAGRAPH 4 OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1521 (2003)

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, today, 16 March 2004, approved the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003).

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AT CORE OF ALL RELIGIONS ARE VALUES OF COMPASSION, DECENCY, RESPECT FOR OTHERS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT LECTURE BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

Following is the text of introductory remarks by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan at the lecture on “God’s Word and World Politics” by Archbishop Desmond Tutu today:

Archbishop Tutu, let me say how wonderful it is to have you here.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN KOSOVO

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR GLOBAL CONSENSUS ON MAJOR THREATS,

POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM, IN NEW YORK REMARKS

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening remarks in conversation with Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, for the David A. Morse Lecture:  “The UN and global security in the 21^st century”, in New York, on 16 March:

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UN COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO MEET IN NEW YORK, 22 - 26 MARCH

Theme:  Review of Action Programme

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