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ENV/DEV/544

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING WITH FOCUS ON INTERGOVERMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS

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ENV/DEV/543

PREPARING GROUND FOR ‘RIO+10’ REVIEW, DELEGATES PONDER BARRIERS TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF 1992 COMMITMENTS

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ENV/DEV/542

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT WITH FOCUS ON LAND AND AGRICULTURE

Deputy Secretary-General Tells Commission Agenda 21 ‘Road Map’ to Sustainable Development

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DSG/SM/94

ADDRESSING COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL WEIGHS PAST GAINS, PERSISTENT PROBLEMS

Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the opening of the high-level segment of the eighth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development:

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DC/2699

REDUCTION, INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON TACTICAL NUCLEAR ARMS SEEN BY NORWAY AS CONFIDENCE-BUILDING STEP

As NPT Review Conference Ends Third Day, Speakers Also Stress Importance of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

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DC/2698

NPT ‘NOT THE IDEAL NON-DISCRIMINATORY DOCUMENT HOPED FOR’, SYRIA ASSERTS AS REVIEW CONFERENCE CONTINUES

Speakers Urge India, Pakistan, Cuba, Israel to Accede; Assail Provision of Advanced Nuclear Technology to Israel

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IHA/703

UNITED NATIONS INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO SET COURSE OF ACTION FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER REDUCTION ACTIVITIES

GENEVA, 25 April (OCHA) -- The Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly, will convene for its first meeting from 27 to 28 April in Geneva to adopt a programme of activities on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.

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IHA/702

UNITED NATIONS TO SEND AID FOLLOWING ITS FIRST ASSESSMENT IN CHECHNYA

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GA/COL/3026

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE DECIDES ON REPRESENTATION TO PACIFIC REGIONAL SEMINAR

The Special Committee on decolonization this morning decided on representation to its Pacific Regional Seminar, which will be held in Majuro, Marshall Islands from 16 to 18 May.

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ENV/DEV/541

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES TWO-DAY DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Sessions Brought Together Representatives of Government, Industry, Farmers, Trade Unions, Non-Governmental Organizations