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SG/SM/7640

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES HEZBOLLAH AND GOVERNMENTS OF ISRAEL, LEBANON AND SYRIA TO SHOW RESTRAINT FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF ‘BLUE LINE’

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

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SG/SM/7639

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FAILURE TO ACT NOW ON PEACEKEEPING RECOMMENDATIONS PACKAGE WILL WEAKEN UN CAPABILITIES

Following is the text of a statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on the implementation of recommendations of his Panel on United Nations Peace Operations:

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SG/A/752
AFR/277

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS BERHANU DINKA AS CHAIRMAN OF IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS

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

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SC/6960

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS; ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1328 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this evening decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for another period of six months until 31 May 2001.

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L/2966

SOUTH AFRICA, GERMANY ANNOUNCE RATIFICATION OF STATUTE TO ESTABLISH INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Preparatory Commission Begins Two-week Review Of Practical Arrangements Needed to Facilitate Functioning of New Body

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L/2965/

WORK PROCEEDS TOWARDS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT; PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS TO BE REVIEWED

CORRECTION

On page 3 of Press Release L/2965, issued on 17 November, the last paragraph lists the officers of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court (not the International Law Commission, as inadvertently stated).

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GA/EF/2944

SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF TEXT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS AND POLICIES IN DECLARATION ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION

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GA/AB/3414

RESOURCES SOUGHT FOR BRAHIMI INITIATIVES WOULD MAKE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE TO PEACEKEEPING ABILITIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE

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GA/9832

CONCLUDING DEBATE ON STRENGTHENING COORDINATION OF UN RELIEF ASSISTANCE; ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TWO RELATED DRAFTS WITHOUT VOTE

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GA/9831

WITHOUT VOTE, ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXT ON CONSOLIDATION OF NEW, RESTORED DEMOCRACIES

Begins Debate on Strengthening of UN Humanitarian, Disaster Relief