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DC/2828
10/04/2002
Press Release
DC/2828


Disarmament Commission

250th Meeting (AM)


DISARMAMENT COMMISSION DICUSSES POSSIBLE DELAY IN HOLDING 2002 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION


The Disarmament Commission will meet next week to decide whether or not to delay its 2002 substantive session owing to extraordinary circumstances, primarily the packed United Nations calendar.

SG/SM/8191
09/04/2002
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SG/SM/8191


AT BEST, CITIES SERVE AS MODELS OF DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY,


MULTICULTURAL LIVING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS


‘More Than Half of Humankind Live in Cities’, He Adds


Following are today’s remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on receiving the keys to the city of Madrid from José María Álvarez Del Manzano y López Del Hierro, Mayor of Madrid:

POP/825-SOC/4610
09/04/2002
Press Release
POP/825
SOC/4610


OLDER PEOPLE’S VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD TO REDUCE POVERTY, NEW PUBLICATION SHOWS


MADRID, 9 April (UNFPA) -— Population ageing is increasingly becoming an issue of concern in many parts of the world.  A new publication from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) explains why.

SOC/4606
08/04/2002
Press Release
SOC/4606


UN BODIES ADDRESS AGEING ASSEMBLY’S MAIN COMMITTEE


(Received from a UN Information Officer.)


Six United Nations bodies addressed the Main Committee of the Second World Assembly on Ageing this afternoon, presenting their views and reporting on the relevant experiences on the ageing of the world population.