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ENV/DEV/554
27 November 2000


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ENV/DEV/554


AGREEMENT ELUSIVE, CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS SUSPENDED

20001127

Further Efforts Said to Be Needed on Strengthening Financial, Technical Cooperation between Developed, Developing Countries

DSG/SM/116
27 November 2000


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DSG/SM/116


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS UNITED NATIONS’ CRISIS MANAGEMENT AT OSCE MINISTERIAL MEETING

20001127

Following is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Eighth Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the theme "Civilian Crisis Management: Rapid Reaction to Emerging Crises" delivered in Vienna this morning:

SG/SM/7638
24 November 2000


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SG/SM/7638


SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED OVER MOUNTING TENSIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

20001124

The following statement was issued yesterday, 23 November, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has been following with concern the mounting tension in the Central African Republic between the Government and the workers’ unions over unpaid salary arrears.

PI/1309
24 November 2000


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PI/1309


WEB SITE ON DECOLONIZATION NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH

20001124

The Department of Public Information launched the French language version of the Web site on decolonization on 22 November. Already available in English and Spanish and entitled “The United Nations and Decolonization” (“Les Nations Unies et la décolonisation”), the site explains one of the success stories of the United Nations.

HR/4503
24 November 2000


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HR/4503


COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION

20001124

Considered Reports of Armenia, Belarus, Australia, Canada, Cameroon and Guatemala

(Reissued as received)