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SG/SM/8141-OBV/263-WOM/1320
27/02/2002
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SG/SM/8141
OBV/263
WOM/1320


GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT VITAL TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY


Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on International Women’s Day, which is observed 8 March:

SG/SM/8140-AFR/384
27/02/2002
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SG/SM/8140
AFR/384


SECRETARY-GENERAL DIRECTS ‘THOROUGH INVESTIGATION’ OF ALLEGATIONS

OF ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN WEST AFRICAN REFUGEE CAMPS


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


The Secretary-General is clearly shocked and disturbed at the news of the possible extensive abuse of children in refugee camps in West Africa.

SG/A/789-BIO/3408-REC/101
27/02/2002
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SG/A/789
BIO/3408
REC/101


Biographical Note


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS BRIGITA SCHMŐGNEROVÁ AS NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY


OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE


The Secretary-General announced today the appointment of Brigita Schmögnerová as the new Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe, at the Under-Secretary-General level.

SC/7311
27/02/2002
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SC/7311


Security Council

4479th Meeting (AM)


AFGHANISTAN POLITICAL PROGRESS FASTER THAN EXPECTED; SECURITY THREATS REMAIN,

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL


Political progress in Afghanistan had occurred at a rate faster than expected, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Kieran Prendergast, told the Security Council this morning, during a briefing on the situation in that country.