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GA/SPD/179

STRESSING NEED FOR CONSENT OF PARTIES, IMPARTIALITY, NON-USE OF FORCE, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING APPROVES DRAFT ON REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

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GA/COL/3029

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES PACIFIC REGIONAL SEMINAR IN MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS

MAJURO, Marshall Islands, 22 May -- The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples held a Pacific Regional Seminar in Majuro, Marshall Islands, from 16 to 19 May 2000.

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GA/AB/3375

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF PEACEKEEPING EQUIPMENT LOSSES, OVERSIGHT REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, RWANDA

Loss of equipment from peacekeeping missions through theft had decreased every year since 1995, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning, as it began consideration of the Secretary-General’s report on losses of equipment in missions from January 1996 to December 1997.

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GA/9709

LEARN TO 'GOVERN BETTER TOGETHER', SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PARTICIPANTS AT MILLENNIUM FORUM

Speakers at Forum, Scheduled for 22-26 May, Stress Need for NGOs to Help Redress Balance between Winners, Losers

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DC/2710

NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES ENDORSE GOAL OF ‘TOTAL ELIMINATION’ OF NUCLEAR ARSENALS AS NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

Remaining Disagreements Notwithstanding, States Parties Hammer Out Compromise in Protracted, Last-Minute Negotiating Session

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SG/SM/7408

SECRETARY-GENERAL INTRODUCES BBC WORLD SERVICE MILLENNIUM CONCERT AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, NEW YORK CITY

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks in introduction of the BBC World Service's Millennium Concert, delivered this evening at New York City's Roseland Ballroom:

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SG/SM/7407
AFR/230

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPLORING WAR'S IMPACT ON CIVILIANS, ENDORSES OAU APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE END TO FIGHTING

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

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SG/SM/7406

SECRETARY-GENERAL, RECEIVING DOCTORATE OF LAWS, GIVES COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT NOTRE DAME

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s commencement address at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, delivered on 21 May:

Thank you for that most flattering introduction, and thank you for this degree of Doctor of Laws.

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SEA/1674

FINANCIAL ISSUES TO DOMINATE AGENDA AT TENTH MEETING ON LAW OF SEA

The States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea will hold their tenth meeting at Headquarters from 22 to 26 May, with financial questions among the top issues to be dealt with.

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SC/6864

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning expanded the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to a maximum of 13,000 military personnel, including 260 military observers already deployed, convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitated its rapid reinforcement.