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GA/9631

AGENDA ITEMS ON PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, SOUTH AFRICA, CHILDREN’S SUMMIT RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL COMMITTEE

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GA/9629/

QUESTIONS RELATED TO STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND ROLE OF SECURITY COUNCIL IN INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ADDRESSED DURING ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION

CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9629 of 7 October 1999, the second paragraph on page 1, which summarizes a portion of the statement of GELSON FONSECA (Brazil), should read as follows:

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DSG/SM/69

TRUE PARTNERSHIP NECESSARY BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SEOUL CONFERENCE

Following is the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the Seoul International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations, to be delivered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 10 October:

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS TWILIGHT JAZZ CONCERT BY ‘STATESMEN OF JAZZ’ TO CELEBRATE

YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS AT HEADQUARTERS, 12 OCTOBER

The Statesmen of Jazz, musicians 65 years and older, will give a performance from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 12 October, in the Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium, to celebrate the International Year of Older Persons (1999).

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS BRIEFING ON BEJING REVIEW AT HEADQUARTERS 11 OCTOBER

The Group on Equal Rights for Women in the United Nations and Equality Now will hold a briefing on the Beijing + 5 review process for government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) representatives at Headquarters, in Conference Room 8, on Monday 11 October from 1 to 3 p.m..

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SG/SM/7162
AFR/180

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR BURUNDI PARTIES TO HALT ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS, ABIDE BY INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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PI/1185
WOM/1149

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION

Approves and Opens Legal Instrument for Signature Which Will Enable Individuals of Sex Discrimination to Submit Complaints to UN Committee

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GA/SPD/160

SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

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GA/SHC/3518

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS VIEWS ON PROBLEMS OF YOUTH, AGEING, DISABLED AND FAMILY

‘Unimaginable Disparity’ Cited by Nepal

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GA/EF/2861

SPEAKERS STRESS DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL CRISES, CITE PROJECTED GROWTH-RATE SHORTFALLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Representative of Syria Warns That Shrinking Role of State, Triumph Of Market Economies Threaten Welfare of Population in Developing World