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SG/SM/7098

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION BY SUPREME COURT OF TAJIKISTAN TO LEGALIZE POLITICAL PARTIES BELONGING TO UNITED TAJIK OPPOSITION

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

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SG/SM/7097
AFR/166

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT ABDUCTION OF SIX EXPATRIATES AND THREE STAFF OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN LIBERIA

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

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SEA/1628

SEABED COUNCIL ENDS INITIAL READING OF MINING CODE ANNEXES

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

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SEA/1627

SEABED COUNCIL CONTINUES WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL RULES

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

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REC/68

ECA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO MEET PRESIDENT MBEKI ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA

ADDIS ABABA, 13 August (ECA) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) K.Y. Amoako will today discuss a new ECA initative, the African Development Forum (ADF), with President Thabo Mbeki and senior government officials during a two-day official visit to South Africa.

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PI/1164
SAG/53

FREE AND ORGANIZED WORKERS AN ASSET FOR PAKISTAN, SAYS OUTGOING ILO DIRECTOR

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L/2933

PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS, 26 JULY - 13 AUGUST

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AFG/102
PI/1163

UNITED NATIONS GETS CLEARER PICTURE OF AFGHAN DISPLACEMENT

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SG/SM/7096*
AFR/165

SECRETARY-GENERAL, REGRETTING SHORTFALL, CALLS FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN AFRICA

The is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

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SG/SM/7095

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED NATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO FIND GUIDANCE, INSPIRATION AND COURAGE IN GENEVA CONVENTIONS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the ceremony marking the fiftieth Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, which was delivered today in Geneva: