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SG/SM/8041
23/11/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/8041


SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO HELP FACILITATE MYANMAR TALKS


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


Mr. Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 27 November to 4 December 2001 to help facilitate the talks between the Government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for democratization and national reconciliation in Myanmar.

SG/A/780
21/11/2001
Press Release
SG/A/780


JAMES LEMOYNE APPOINTED ACTING SPECIAL ADVISER ON COLOMBIA


On 13 November, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of James LeMoyne as Acting Special Adviser on Colombia.  Mr. LeMoyne has been serving as Deputy Special Adviser to Jan Egeland, who, it was recently announced, would leave the United Nations early next year to become Secretary-General of the Norwegian Red Cross.  Mr. LeMoyne will assume this position in January 2002, upon

GA/SPD/229
21/11/2001
Press Release
GA/SPD/229


Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

21st and 22nd Meetings (AM & PM)


MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, TROOP CONTRIBUTORS NEEDED,


SAY SPEAKERS IN FOURTH COMMITTEE, AS PEACEKEEPING DEBATE CONCLUDES


Thirty-four Speakers Address Issues of Peacekeeping Finance,

Rapid Reaction Capability, Comprehensive Strategy for Conflicts

GA/SHC/3672
21/11/2001
Press Release
GA/SHC/3672


Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

48th Meeting (PM)


THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY DEBATE ON REFUGEE-RELATED ISSUES


New York UNHCR Director Says International Community

Must Now Promote Policies of Prevention, Address Root Causes of Displacement