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L/3002-UNITAR/690
16/04/2002
Press Release
L/3002
UNITAR/690


UNITED NATIONS FELLOWSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

AWARDED TO CANDIDATES FROM 18 COUNTRIES


GENEVA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The Selection Committee of the United Nations Fellowship Programme in International Law met in New York on Tuesday, 9 April 2002, under the chairmanship of Hans Corell, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.

AFR/398-SAG/99
16/04/2002
Press Release
AFR/398
SAG/99


FOOD CRISIS THREATENS SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA


NAIROBI/ROME, 16 April (FAO) -- More than 4 million people in southern Africa are threatened by serious food shortages, because of declining food production caused by prolonged dry spells, floods and disruption of farming activities, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

SG/SM/8198-AFR/397
15/04/02
Press Release
SG/SM/8198
AFR/397


SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ON PARTNERSHIP


FOR FINANCING AFRICA’S GROWTH


Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to heads of State on Partnership with the Private Sector for Financing Africa’s Growth through NEPAD, delivered on his behalf today in Dakar by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa: