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UNEP/45

THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN: NEW GLOBAL PAINTING CONTEST ON ENVIRONMENT BEING HELD

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SG/SM/7123

FOR UN, NO CHALLENGE IS MORE PRESSING, NO GOAL MORE DAUNTING THAN FREEING HUMANITY FROM SHACKLES OF POVERTY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the awards ceremony for the Race against Poverty, in New York yesterday, 8 September:

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SG/2059
GA/9587

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES SHIFT FROM CULTURE OF REACTION TO ONE OF PREVENTION IN 1999 REPORT ON WORK OF ORGANIZATION

The humanitarian community faces a major challenge today from the increase in the number of natural disasters, and by a recent upsurge in armed conflict, according to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his 1999 report on the work of the Organization, which is being released today.

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ENV/DEV/516

PREPARATORY BODY FOR ASSEMBLY’S SPECIAL SESSION ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES BEGINS RESUMED SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS

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FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL DPI-NGO CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE AT HEADQUARTERS FROM 15 TO 17 SEPTEMBER

Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan and Nobel Laureate and Former President of Costa Rica Oscar Arias to Speak

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SG/T/2200

ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN CANADA, 2-3 SEPTEMBER

The Secretary-General travelled to Canada in the afternoon of Thursday, 2 September to Canada, where he attended the Eighth Francophonie Summit, which took place in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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SG/SM/7122

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES EXTREME CONCERN OVER RECENT AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST TIMOR

The following is a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on East Timor, which was issued on Monday, 6 September:

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SG/SM/7121*
PAL/1869*

SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY WELCOMES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN AGREEMENT ON MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 4 September, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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HAB/157
UNEP/44

UNEP-LED BALKANS TASK FORCE BIODIVERSITY MISSION LEAVES FOR SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Final Field Assessment of Environmental Consequences of Balkans Conflict Begins Tuesday

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DCF/382

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 1999 SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 7 September (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, ended today its 1999 session, which had been held at the Palais des Nations since 19 January.