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SG/A/704

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALFREDO LOPES CABRAL AS HIS NEXT REPRESENTATIVE AND HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS CIVILIAN POLICE MISSION IN HAITI

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Alfredo Lopes Cabral, who is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, as his next Representative and Head of the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH).

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SG/A/703

IVO PETROV APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR TAJIKISTAN

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Ambassador Ivo Petrov of Bulgaria with effect from 20 September 1999, to succeed Jan Kubis as Special Representative for Tajikistan. Mr. Kubis relinquished his post on 21 June 1999 to become Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

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SC/6731

PERCEPTION EXISTS THAT SECURITY COUNCIL SLOW TO SUPPORT AFRICA’S PEACE EFFORTS, PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA TELLS COUNCIL

In Open Briefing of Council, President Appeals for Peacekeeping Force in Democratic Republic of Congo

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HR/CN/974

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO BEGIN SPECIAL SESSION ON EAST TIMOR 23 SEPTEMBER

The Commission on Human Rights will hold a special session on the situation in East Timor starting on Thursday, 23 September 1999.

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GA/SM/95

SUMMARY OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEO-BEN GURIRAB (NAMIBIA) AT HEADQUARTERS, 16 SEPTEMBER

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GA/SHC/3516

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMEN, RAPPORTEUR, ADOPTS AGENDA

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GA/AB/3307

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, APPROVES PROGRAMME OF WORK

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon elected Ahmed H. Darwish (Egypt), Amjad B. Sial (Pakistan) and Judith Maria Cardoze (Panama) as its Vice Chairmen, and Jan Jaremczuk (Poland) as its Rapporteur. The Committee Chairman, Penny A. Wensley (Australia), was elected on 14 September.

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GA/9600

IMPORTANT LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM DIFFICULT YEAR FOR UNITED NATIONS, ASSEMBLY TOLD AS IT CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

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GA/9599

FAILURE OF NATO TO ACT IN KOSOVO WOULD HAVE RISKED DISCREDITING UN PRINCIPLES, SAYS U.S. PRESIDENT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Four Heads of State Heard at Morning Meeting

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DC/2659/Rev.1*

SMALL ARMS DESTROYED AT PUBLIC CEREMONY IN ALBANIA PART OF UN ‘WEAPONS FOR DEVELOPMENT’ PILOT PROJECT