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DC/2683

SPEAKERS IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS OF STATES TO SELF-DEFENCE

As the Preparatory Committee for the 2001 Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons continued its general debate this afternoon, several speakers called for the recognition of sovereign rights of States to self-defence, as enshrined in the United Nations Charter

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DC/2682

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR UN SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

The United States called for an integrated and comprehensive approach to the issue of proliferation of small arms and light weapons, as the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the subject continued its general debate this morning.

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WOM/1178

MILLIONS OF WOMEN STILL LIVE IN POVERTY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND TELLS COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

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WOM/1177

COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN BEGINS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

Commission Elects Officers, Hears Statement By Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Gender Issues

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SG/SM/7316
DEV/2232

IN ADDRESS TO UNDP RESIDENT COORDINATORS, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR 'EXPERIMENT AND CREATIVITY' IN DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Meeting of Resident Coordinators, delivered in Glen Cove, New York, on 28 February:

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SC/6810

SPECIAL ENVOY TO BALKANS BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL, SAYS SERBIA, MONTENEGRO ON ‘COLLISION COURSE’

As long as there was no change in the Belgrade regime, the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro were on a slow but very steady collision course, Carl Bildt, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Balkans, told members of the Security Council today as he briefed them on the situation in the region.

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ECOSOC/5884

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INCLUDES ‘PEACEFUL WAR’ AGAINST AIDS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD

Council meets to Discuss Cooperation In Combating HIV/AIDs Pandemic, Particularly in Africa

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DC/2681

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT TRADE IN SMALL ARMS BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE

The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects should focus on supply and demand, State responsibility and agreed norms for security and the safe management of official stockpiles, the Preparatory Committee for the Conference was told this afternoon as it began its general debate.

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DC/2680

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 CONFERENCE ON SMALL ARMS OPENS FIRST SESSION, ELECTS CHAIRMAN

The Preparatory Committee of the 2001 Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects opened its first session this morning, electing Carlos dos Santos (Mozambique) Chairman and adopting its provisional agenda and work programme.

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'A CHANGING WORLD: EXAMINING GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE AND INEQUALITIES' THEME OF ANNUAL UNIS-UN CONFERENCE AT HEADQUARTERS, 2-3 MARCH

The twenty-fifth annual United Nations International School (UNIS) United Nations Conference will be held on 2 to 3 March in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters, with the theme: "A Changing World: Examining Global Interdependence and Inequalities".