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SG/SM/7512

SECRETARY-GENERAL FOLLOWING WITH SORROW TRAGIC DEVELOPMENTS IN BARENTS SEA AFTER SINKING OF SUBMARINE KURSK

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

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PI/1267
NGO/371

FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE TO OPEN AT HEADQUARTERS, 28 TO 30 AUGUST

Algerian President Bouteflika, Hanan Ashrawi, Jaime Lerner and Ralph Nader among Speakers

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ENR/8

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF LARGE-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS AMONG TOPICS DISCUSSED BY ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

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SG/A/744
HR/4492

PETER LEUPRECHT (AUSTRIA) NAMED AS SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA

The Secretary-General today appointed Peter Leuprecht of Austria as his new Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia.

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SG/A/743
HR/4491

SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES HINA JILANI, PAKISTAN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

Today the Secretary-General appointed Hina Jilani of Pakistan as his Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders.

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SG/A/742
AFR/264

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR OF NIGERIA AS SPECIAL ENVOY DEALING WITH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

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SAG/83

FAO SPECIAL ALERT: GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Severe Weather Disturbances Seriously Affect Crop/Food Supply Prospects in Asia, Displacing Millions

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SAG/82

SENIOR FAO OFFICIAL CALLS ON SCIENTISTS TO SPEAK UP FOR POOR AND WEAK

HAMBURG, 17 August (FAO) -- The scientific community has a moral responsibility to speak up for the world's poor and hungry, Assistant Director General Louise O. Fresco, Head of the Agriculture Department of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), said today.

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SAG/81
AFR/263

NEARLY 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN EASTERN AFRICA FACE SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGES -– FAO WARNS FOOD ASSISTANCE URGENTLY NEEDED

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SG/SM/7511
AFR/262

UNITED NATIONS TO RESUME ALL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FLIGHTS THROUGHOUT SUDAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES

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