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IHA/706

FRIBOURG FORUM ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THORNY ISSUES, DUPLICATION OF MANDATES AND OBSTACLES TO RAPID DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

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GA/9719

TWENTY-THIRD SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION CONTINUES REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE SINCE FOURTH WORLD SUMMIT ON WOMEN

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GA/9718

UNSCEAR FOCUSES ON CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT

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GA/9717

GROWING AWARENESS MOST PRESSING WOMEN’S PROBLEMS LACK SOLUTIONS, CUBA TELLS ‘WOMEN 2000’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

Cites ‘Feminization’ of Poverty, North/South Technological Gap, As 18 More Speakers Address Implementation of 1995 Beijing Action Plan

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SG/SM/7432
WOM/1207

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GATHERING OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WOMEN'S BEIJING ACTION PLAN CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT THEM

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the 5 June gathering of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the occasion of the General Assembly special session "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century":

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UNEP/70

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ISSUES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE

NAIROBI/ADELAIDE, 5 June (UNEP) -- Every year on 5 June, we celebrate World Environment Day -- an occasion when people the world over come together to demonstrate their commitment to the protection of the environment.

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SG/SM/7430
WOM/1203

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO ‘WOMEN 2000’ SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS FUTURE OF PLANET DEPENDS UPON WOMEN

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly special session “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century” on 5 June:

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SEA/1682

COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF COMPLETES SEVENTH SESSION

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PI/1254
WOM/1204

SPECIAL SESSIONS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN BOOST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL

Two General Assembly special sessions this month, which are aimed at advancing women's rights and promoting social development could serve as the springboard for new global action aimed at improving peoples lives everywhere, according to General Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab.

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OS/1765

COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE TO HOLD FORTY-THIRD SESSION IN VIENNA, 7 TO 16 JUNE 2000

To Discuss Implementation of UNISPACE III Recommendations, Review Status of Outer Space Treaties and Concept of 'Launching State'.