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SG/SM/8313
19/07/2002
Press Release
SG/SM/8313


SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED BY REPORTS ISRAEL USING MEASURES


THAT AMOUNT TO COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT


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


The Secretary-General is disturbed by reports that the Israeli government has again destroyed the homes of Palestinians in the West Bank, and are considering the forcible transfer of relatives of suicide bombers from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip.

SG/SM/8312-AFR/436
19/07/2002
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SG/SM/8312
AFR/436


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP


TO AVERT FAMINE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA


Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the launch of the Consolidated National Appeals for the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa, delivered on his behalf by Kenzo Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, in New York on 18 July:

AFR/437-IHA/743
19/07/2002
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AFR/437
IHA/743


UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL APPEALS


FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)


The United Nations today launched a $611 million humanitarian appeal to help secure food, medicine and other relief supplies for 13 million people on the brink of starvation in Southern Africa.