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GA/9730

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES DEBATE ON POVERTY ERADICATION

Speakers Stress Need to Ensure Globalization Benefits All

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GA/9729

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES, AS HEADS OF STATE, HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERS DISCUSS INITIATIVES FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Further Efforts Recommended to Spread Benefits of Globalization

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GA/9723/

SAD AND SOBERING REALITY THAT WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE DEPRIVED OF BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TOLD

CORRECTION

On page 4 of Press Release GA/9723 issued 8 June, the first paragraph of the statement of Poland should read as follows:

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DC/2717

PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS, LIGHT WEAPONS AND LANDMINES TAKEN UP IN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION DEBATE

Concern over the proliferation of and illicit trafficking in small arms, light weapons and landmines was one of the dominant themes as the Disarmament Commission concluded its general debate this afternoon.

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DC/2716

FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING DISARMAMENT COMMISSION DEBATE

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WOM/1231

CAMEROON'S MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS RESPONDS TO EXPERTS' QUESTIONS IN WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

The political will of Cameroon to improve the situation of women was clear and ratification of the Convention had given the Government its most important tool to fight gender discrimination, the Convention’s monitoring body was told this morning.

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SG/SM/7466

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND OTHER OFFICIALS TO LAUNCH JOINT REPORT ‘A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL’

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SG/SM/7465

ECONOMIC GROWTH ABOUT PEOPLE -- THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, SECURITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO FORUM GENEVA 2000

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening ceremony of the Forum Geneva 2000 in Geneva on 25 June:

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SG/SM/7464

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE NOT SEPARATE CONCEPTS

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly special session “World Summit for Social Development and Beyond: Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World” in Geneva on 26 June:

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SG/SM/7463

PEACE BUILT FROM BOTTOM UP 'BEGINS WITH EVERY ONE OF US', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO 'MONDIAL DES ENFANTS' FESTIVAL

Following is the text of remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Festival Mondial des Enfants in Basel, Switzerland, on 24 June: