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GA/SM/92

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GA/SM/91

IN CLOSING STATEMENT, FIFTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BOTH PROGRESS AND WORK REMAINING TO BE DONE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Following is the text of the closing statement by the President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), at the last meeting of the session:

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GA/9590

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES FIFTY-THIRD SESSION; ADOPTS TEXT ON CULTURE OF PEACE

The crisis in Kosovo would affect the functioning and credibility of the Organization and demonstrated that the reform of the United Nations should proceed without any further delay, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), President of the General Assembly, told that body at the closing of its fifty-third session this morning.

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ENV/DEV/517

PREPARATORY BODY FOR ASSEMBLY’S SPECIAL SESSION ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES CONCLUDES TWO-DAY RESUMED SESSION

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS SECRETARY GENERAL TO LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR CULTURE OF PEACE

WITH PEACE BELL CEREMONY AT HEADQUARTERS

Secretary General Kofi Annan will officially launch the International Year for the Culture of Peace when he rings the Peace Bell in a Headquarters ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 14 September.

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SG/SM/7127
SC/6725

KOFI ANNAN SAYS TIME HAS COME FOR INDONESIA TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S HELP TO BRING ORDER AND SECURITY TO EAST TIMOR

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the Security Council on the situation in East Timor, which he delivered on 11 September:

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SC/6724

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS 52 SPEAKERS IN OPEN DEBATE ON SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR

Many Speakers Stress Need for International Force for East Timor; Indonesia Says It Does Not Support Such a Course at Current Stage

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WFP/1052

FOOD PRODUCTION IN KOSOVO DOWN BY 65 PER CENT; UN FOOD AGENCIES WARN OF SERIUS NUTRITIONAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

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SG/SM/7126

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR CULTURE OF PEACE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the occasion of the International Day of Peace, 14 September:

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SG/SM/7125

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO ‘LEARNING NEVER ENDS’ COLLOQUIUM, CALLS EDUCATION INVESTMENT WHICH YIELDS HIGHEST PROFIT

Following is the text of the address delivered today in New York by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the “Learning Never Ends” Colloquium: