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GA/PAL/896
27/06/2002
Press Release
GA/PAL/896


RABAT MEETING ON PALESTINIAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES WITH FINAL COMMUNIQUE


Experts Examine International Efforts at Salvaging

Peace in Middle East and African Support for Palestinian Rights


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

GA/10032
27/06/2002
Press Release
GA/10032


Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

105th Meeting (AM)


GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES BUDGET OF JUST OVER $2.6 BILLION

FOR 12 ACTIVE PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS IN 2002-2003


Figure Includes $141.55 Million for Strategic Deployment Stocks


Acting on the recommendations of its Fifth Committee (Administrative

and Budgetary) this morning, the General Assembly adopted a budget of some

DCF/417
27/06/2002
Press Release
DCF/417


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES SECOND PART OF 2002 SESSION


Russian Federation, China Present Joint Working Paper on Prevention

Of Deployment of Weapons in Outer Space; Germany Assumes Presidency of Conference


(Reissued as received.)

GA/PAL/894
26/06/2002
Press Release
GA/PAL/894


AFRICAN NGO WORKSHOP ON PALESTINE QUESTION MEETS IN MOROCCO


RABAT, Morocco, 26 June (UN Information Service) –- The Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Papa Luis Fall, in an address to the United Nations Workshop of African non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the question of Palestine this morning, called for more intensified efforts by civil society organizations in support of the Palestinian people.

BIO/3428
26/06/2002
Press Release
BIO/3428


Biographical Note


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS


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


Robert Guba Aisi, the new Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 25 June.