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Note No. 5738
22/07/2002
Press Release
Note No. 5738


Note to Correspondents


JOHANNESBURG WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:


MEDIA LOGISTICS GUIDE


The United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) will be held from 26 August to 4 September 2002 at the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC), which is approximately 45 minutes from the Johannesburg International Airport by car, and 20 minutes from the centre of Johannesburg.


The address is:

SG/SM/8313
19/07/2002
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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: