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GA/AB/3415

FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES BUDGETS FOR EAST TIMOR AND KOSOVO MISSIONS

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GA/9835

ASSEMBLY, OPENING DEBATE ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE, HEARS CALL FOR ENHANCED UN INVOLVEMENT IN CURRENT MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

Chairman of Palestinian Rights Committee Introduces Four Draft Texts

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GA/9834

IN RECORDED VOTE, ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXT ON SOUTH ATLANTIC ZONE OF PEACE

Adopts 3 Drafts Without Vote, Confirms UNIFEM Committee Appointments

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PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS TO STRESS NEED FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

The theme of this year's International Day of Disabled Persons -- to be observed on Sunday (3 December) -- will be "Making information technologies work for all."

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SG/SM/7645

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT AT INCONCLUSIVE OUTCOME OF HAGUE CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

Following is the text of a statement issued today in New York by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/SM/7644

35 MILLION URGENTLY NEED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT CONSOLIDATED APPEALS LAUNCH

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan given in New York today to launch the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals for 2001:

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SG/SM/7643
OBV/181

IN INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISABLED PERSONS MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF MAKING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES WORK FOR ALL

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of Disabled Persons, which is observed on 3 December:

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SG/SM/7642

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEERS OFTEN OVERLOOKED

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a ceremony held today in New York to open the International Year of Volunteers:

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SC/6962

SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD OF DETERIORATING HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; RELIEF EFFORTS IMPAIRED

Human Rights Violations Said to Continue; Speakers Urge Cooperation By All Parties with Aid Workers, Ceasefire Observance, End to Violence

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SC/6961

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EAST TIMOR BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS TERRITORY’S TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE WELL ADVANCED