International Covenant on Civil

and Political Rights

27^th Meeting (AM)

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

112^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION; TRANSMITS 55 REMAINING AGENDA

ITEMS TO FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION SCHEDULED TO OPEN TOMORROW

Assembly President Says Session Characterized as ‘Extraordinary, Unprecedented’

ADDRESSING DPI/NGO CONFERENCE, DEPUTY-SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES

SHARED ROLE IN RECONSTRUCTION OF POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES

Following is the address of Deputy-Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, to the Fifty-fifth Annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Conference:

It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to United Nations Headquarters.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PORTUGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Goncalo Aires de Santa Clara Gomes, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAMAICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Stafford Oliver Neil, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Koichi Haraguchi, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MADAGASCAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General

Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF EL SALVADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Victor Manuel Lagos Pizzati, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General

Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COSTA RICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Bruno Stagno, the New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.