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GA/EF/2887

AFRICAN HOPES OF REVERSING MARGINALIZATION DEPENDENT ON RECOVERY, GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING, COMMITTEE HEARS

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GA/AB/3331

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED PROGRAMME BUDGET

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon continued its part by part discussion of the proposed 2000-2001 programme budget, starting with budget section 3 on political affairs.

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GA/AB/3330

NEED FOR ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS AND CONFERENCE SERVICES STRESSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

Committee Begins Part by Part Consideration of Proposed 2000-2001 Programme Budget

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GA/9649

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, VOTING CONCURRENTLY WITH SECURITY COUNCIL, FILLS FIVE VACANCIES ON INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Election Requires Two Ballots; Re-elects Judges from France United Kingdom, Venezuela, Madagascar; New Judge from Jordan

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DEV/2222
GA/9648

THIRTY-SIX STATES PLEDGE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AS EUROPEAN, OTHER DELEGATIONS CALL CONFERENCE ANACHRONISM

Doubts Symptomatic of `Wider Malaise’, Says UNDP Head

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SG/SM/7205

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN STATEMENT TO OSLO CEREMONY FOR YITZAK RABIN, SAYS RABIN LED HIS PEOPLE IN TRUEST, MOST NOBLE SENSE OF WORD

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Terje Roed-Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, to the Commemoration Ceremony for the late Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzak Rabin, in Oslo, Norway on 2 November.

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SG/SM/7204

ON EVE OF WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MINISTERIAL MEETING, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES LINKAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the High- Level International Round Table on Ensuring Equity in Aid, Trade and Lending: Promoting a Human Rights Approach to Global Governance, delivered at Headquarters today by Nafis Sadik, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):

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SG/SM/7203

GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP, BUSINESS REPUTATIONS, INTIMATELY TIED, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CORPORATION LEADERS

Following is the text of this morning's remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, welcoming the Reverend Leon H. Sullivan, President, International Foundation for Education and Self-Help, to the official launching of the "Global Sullivan Principles".

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GA/SPD/171

FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES

Agency’s Commissioner-General Introduces Report, Emphasizing Financial Difficulties, Management Reform Efforts

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GA/SHC/3543

IMPROVEMENT IN STATUS OF RURAL WOMEN IS SOUGHT IN TEXT APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE

States Urged To Ensure Equal Access to Resources; Debate Also Begins on Implementation of Human Rights Instruments