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SG/A/737
PKO/92

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL TIM FORD AS MILITARY ADVISOR IN DEPARTMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

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

The Secretary-General has appointed Major General Tim Ford as Military Advisor in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The appointment will become effective on 15 September.

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GA/COL/3032

SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE HEARS PETITIONERS FROM NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES

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ECOSOC/5901

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HOLDS DISCUSSIONS ON FIVE-YEAR CONFERENCE REVIEWS AND CHALLENGES FOR SUPPORTING CONFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION

Maintaining momentum and commitment to international development goals was a challenge that must be matched by commensurate commitments to provide resources for national efforts, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) told the Economic and Social Council this afternoon.

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ECOSOC/5900

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS COORDINATION SEGMENT, WITH FOCUS ON FOLLOW-UP TO MAJOR UN CONFERENCES

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SG/SM/7484
AFR/252

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT UNACCEPTABLE ENCIRCLEMENT OF 233 UN PEACEKEEPERS IN SIERRA LEONE

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

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SG/SM/7483
AFR/251

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REPORT BY OAU-APPOINTED PANEL TO INVESTIGATE 1994 GENOCIDE IN RWANDA

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

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SG/SM/7482
AFR/250

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES THAT FUTURE OF AFRICA LIES IN ITS PEOPLE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks today in Accra at the opening of an exhibition on United Nations Peacekeeping and presentation of the booklet: “Ghana: Four Decades of UN and Regional Peackeeping”:

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L/2964

THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 10 TO 28 JULY

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/CT/566

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SIXTY-NINTH SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 10 TO 28 JULY

Experts to Examine Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Ireland, Kuwait and Australia

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/4483

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT WELCOMES CANADA'S RATIFICATION OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT

NEW YORK, 7 July (Office of the Special Representative) -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, has welcomed the ratification by Canada of a new treaty designed to prevent anyone under 18 from participating in hostilities.