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SG/2065
27 July 2000


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SG/2065
ECO/18


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION OF HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON GLOBAL COMPACT

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Following is the text of the Executive Summary and Conclusion of the High- level Meeting on the Global Compact, which was held on 26 July at United Nations Headquarters:

SC/6899
27 July 2000


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SC/6899


SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING ON SITUATION IN ANGOLA

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Angola’s mineral and human wealth had the potential to eradicate poverty in a relatively short time, make it a prosperous country and promote the well-being of all its people, given the political will to make peace a reality, Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, told the Security Council today during its open meeting on Angola.

SC/6897
27 July 2000


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SC/6897


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2001

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Resolution 1310 (2000) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further six months, until 31 January 2001.

HR/CT/584
27 July 2000


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HR/CT/584


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS LISTS OF QUESTIONS TO BE TAKEN UP IN CONNECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF STATES PARTIES REPORTS

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(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 26 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its adoption of lists of written questions to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the reports of Gabon and Peru.