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SC/6813

SECURITY COUNCIL, VOTING CONCURRENTLY WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ELECTS THOMAS BUERGENTHAL (UNITED STATES) TO WORLD COURT

The Security Council this afternoon, meeting independently, but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected Thomas Buergenthal (United States) a member of the International Court of Justice to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Stephen Schwebel (United States), as of 29 February 2000.

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IHA/697

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION STAFF EVACUATED FROM SOUTHERN SUDAN

GENEVA, 1 March (OCHA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today confirmed on behalf of Operation Lifeline Sudan the evacuation of 149 staff members of non-governmental organizations working under the umbrella of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) in areas of southern Sudan controlled by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).

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GA/SM/154

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DEEPEST SYMPATHY FOR MASSIVE TRAGEDY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, URGES PROMPT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

Following is the statement made by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), at the plenary meeting on 2 March, concerning the floods in southern Africa:

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GA/SM/153

WORLD YOUTH HAVE MUCH TO GAIN FROM ADVANCING AND MAINTAINING MUTUAL RESPECT, MEANINGFUL COOPERATION AND PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS

Following is the text of the statement delivered today at Headquarters by Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), President of the General Assembly, to the United Nations International School-United Nations 1999-2000 Students and Youth Conference:

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GA/PAL/822*

UNITED NATIONS AND QUESTION OF PALESTINE DISCUSSED AT ASIAN MEETING

HANOI, 2 March (Division for Palestinian Rights) -- On the second day of the Asian Meeting on the Question of Palestine, which is being held in Hanoi from 1 to 3 March, participants examined the theme “The United Nations and the Question of Palestine” in the political and economic and social areas.

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GA/PAL/821*

AT ASIAN MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE, CALL MADE FOR CREATION OF INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE

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GA/9700

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, VOTING CONCURRENTLY WITH SECURITY COUNCIL, ELECTS THOMAS BUERGENTHAL (UNITED STATES) TO WORLD COURT

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DSG/SM/86

INEQUALITY ‘STARK AND UNDENIABLE’ FEATURE OF TODAY’S WORLD ORDER, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ANNUAL UNIS-UN CONFERENCE

Following is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the annual United Nations International School (UNIS)-United Nations Conference at Headquarters on 2 March:

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DC/2685

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR

The Preparatory Committee for the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects this afternoon elected 10 additional Vice-Chairmen and its Rapporteur.

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WOM/1182

GIRLS REPRESENT TWO-THIRDS OF 100 MILLION CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN TOLD

Of the 100 million children out of school, two-thirds of them were girls, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this afternoon as it continued its appraisal of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995.