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PI/1281*

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION LAUNCHES REDESIGNED UN HOME PAGE

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HQ/605

HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE HEARS LEGAL OPINION CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO PARTICIPANTS IN CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Assistant Secretary-General For Legal Affairs Says Host Country Has No Legal Obligation to Issue Entry Visas

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GA/SM/189

AT HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT PRAISES BOOK ‘IMAGINING TOMORROW: RETHINKING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE’

Following are the remarks of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) at the press conference held to launch the book Imagining Tomorrow: Rethinking the Global Challenge in New York on 1 September:

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MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR MILLENNIUM SUMMIT OF UNITED NATIONS, 6-8 SEPTEMBER 2000

The Millennium Summit of the United Nations will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 to 8 September 2000. The Building will be closed to the public during this period and access will be restricted to those persons who are accredited and wearing a United Nations grounds pass.

Media Accreditation:

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WOM/1235

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ELECTS OFFICERS

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UNU/197

UN UNIVERSITY TO HOLD SEMINAR ON INTER-LINKAGES, BIOSAFETY, 22 SEPTEMBER

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SG/SM/7523

OLYMPIC GAMES 'A TRUE CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, which will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October:

On behalf of the United Nations, I am delighted to convey my warmest greetings to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney.

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SC/6917

SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

This afternoon, the Security Council adopted its fifty-fifth annual report to the General Assembly, which covers the period 16 June 1999 to 15 June 2000. The report, a guide to the Council's activities during that 12-month period, will be submitted to the Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter.

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SC/6916

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN SEPTEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for September:

Security Council

Moctar Ouane (Mali) succeeds Hasmy Agam (Malaysia) as President of the Security Council

Military Staff Committee

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PI/1279

IN A UN FIRST, SUMMIT TO BE COVERED BY HIGH-DEFINITION TV