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DSG/SM/75
1 November 1999


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DSG/SM/75
IHA/688


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT PREVENTION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT ADDRESS

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Following is the text of the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the 27th International Conference of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, which was delivered today on Geneva.

It is an honour to address you today.

SC/6746
29 October 1999


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SC/6746


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

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In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for November:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

ORG/1293
29 October 1999


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ORG/1293


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN NOVEMBER

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The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in November, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

ORG/1292
29 October 1999


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ORG/1292


THIRD OVERSIGHT COORDINATION MEETING HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 27 OCTOBER

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New York, 28 October 1999 (JIU) -- The United Nations Board of Auditors, the Joint Inspection Unit and the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) held their Third Tripartite Coordination Meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 27 October 1999.

GA/SPD/170
29 October 1999


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GA/SPD/170


FOURTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF UNISPACE III'S GLOBAL STRATEGY

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Space Technologies Would Be Harnessed for Sustainable Development Sputnik Launch, Space Treaty To Be Commemorated in World Space Week

GA/SHC/3537/
29 October 1999


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GA/SHC/3537/


THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WAYS TO PROTECT CHILDREN CORRECTION

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On page 10 of Press Release GA/SHC/3537 issued 27 October, the statement of the representative of Iraq should read:

GA/L/3124
29 October 1999


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GA/L/3124


NORMS OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL WRONGFUL ACTS EXAMINED IN SIXTH COMMITTEE

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The Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon began its discussion of the International Law Commission’s long-standing efforts to draw up an instrument to govern State responsibility for internationally wrongful acts, in the course of its ongoing examination of the Commission’s report on its 1999 session.