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GA/EF/2991
12/12/2001
Press Release
GA/EF/2991


Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

40th Meeting (PM)


SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS ITS WORK, APPROVING 16 DRAFT TEXTS


Among Innovative Proposals Forwarded to Assembly:

Nomination of High Representative for Least Developed Countries


The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) concluded its substantive work for the fifty-sixth General Assembly session this evening by approving 16 draft texts without a vote.

SG/SM/8073
11/12/2001
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SG/SM/8073


SECRETARY-GENERAL, DESCRIBING BROAD CHALLENGES FACING UNITED NATIONS,

TELLS OSLO MEETING ‘WE MUST MOVE AHEAD AS PARTNERS’ TO ACHIEVE GOALS


Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a meeting of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) hosted by the United Nations Association of Norway, in Oslo, 11 December:

SG/SM/8072
11/12/2001
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SG/SM/8072


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO KOSOVO’S INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY SESSION,


SAYS ‘THIS IS A DAY OF HOPE’ AND OCCASION FOR RENEWED RESOLVE


Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the inaugural session of the Assembly of Kosovo, delivered by Hans Haekkerup, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, in Pristina on 10 December:

SC/7236
11/12/2001
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SC/7236


PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON BURUNDI


Following is the statement to the press on Burundi issued on 7 December by Security Council President Moctar Ouane (Mali):


The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms the unjustifiable attacks launched by the rebels since the Transitional Government came into office.  They also express their serious concern over reports of abductions of children in the past few weeks.