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SG/SM/9096-AFR/802
26/12/2003
Press Release
SG/SM/9096
AFR/802


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES TRANSITIONAL AGREEMENT IN COMOROS


The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 24 December:

SG/SM/9095
24/12/2003
Press Release
SG/SM/9095

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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR NEW YEAR, 2004


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the New Year, 2004:


Dear Peoples of the United Nations,


Your Organization, which I have the honour to serve, has just been through one of the hardest years in its history.

IHA/845
24/12/2003
Press Release
IHA/845


PHILIPPINES FLOODS AFFECT OVER 200,000


NEW YORK, 24 December (OCHA) -- The number of deaths caused by flooding, landslides, and a tornado in eight provinces in the central Philippines has risen to 143 from 90.  In addition, 54 persons have been injured and 112 are still missing.  The total number of people affected by the disaster has now doubled from almost 100,000 to over 200,000 people, and almost 18,000 are sheltering in

21 evacuation centres.

SC/7967
23/12/2003
Press Release
SC/7967


PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBYA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT


Following is the press statement on Libya delivered by Security Council President Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):