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ORG/1313
31 August 2000


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ORG/1313


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN SEPTEMBER 2000

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The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in September, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

GA/SM/188
31 August 2000


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GA/SM/188


GA PRESIDENT, ADDRESSING PRESIDING OFFICERS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS, SEES INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION ARRIVING ‘WITH A BANG’ ON UN SCENE

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Let me, first of all, join my colleagues and co-workers at the United Nations in warmly welcoming you all in this people’s Assembly Hall, where I have the honour to preside over its deliberations currently.

ENV/DEV/551
31 August 2000


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ENV/DEV/551


LYON TALKS TO SET STAGE FOR MAJOR CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

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BONN, 30 August (UNFCCC) -- Government delegates from some 150 countries will convene in Lyon, France, from 11-15 September to finalize preparations for the ministerial-level round of climate change negotiations to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, in November.

DCF/402
31 August 2000


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DCF/402


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM ISRAEL, UNITED STATES, ROMANIA, IRAQ AND MYANMAR

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GENEVA, 31 August (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its weekly plenary meeting, hearing statements from the Representatives of Israel, the United States, Romania, Iraq and Myanmar.

SG/SM/7522
30 August 2000


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SG/SM/7522


PARLIAMENTARY VOICES MUST BE HEARD IF GLOBAL DEMOCRACY IS TO THRIVE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEETING OF HEADS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

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Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in New York on 30 August: