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DCF/382
7 September 1999


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DCF/382


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 1999 SESSION

19990907

(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.

DCF/381
7 September 1999


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DCF/381


CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FINAL MEETING OF 1999 SESSION

19990907

Speakers Decry Lack of Progress; Pakistan and India Continue Debate Draft Nuclear Doctrine

(Reissued as received.)

BIO/3243*
7 September 1999


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BIO/3243*


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KENYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990907 Biographical Note

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Phares Michael Kuindwa, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary- General Kofi Annan.

BIO/3242
7 September 1999


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BIO/3242


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF AUSTRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990907 Biographical Note

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Gerhard Pfanzelter, the new Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary General Kofi Annan today.

BIO/3241
7 September 1999


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BIO/3241


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZIMBABWE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990907 Biographical Note

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Tichaona Joseph Benjamin Jokonya, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

BIO/3240
7 September 1999


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BIO/3240


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBADOS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990907 Biographical Note

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

June Clarke, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, today presented her credentials to Secretary- General Kofi Annan.

SG/SM/7119
3 September 1999


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SG/SM/7119
SC/6722


PEOPLE OF EAST TIMOR REJECT PROPOSED SPECIAL AUTONOMY, EXPRESS WISH TO BEGIN TRANSITION TO INDEPENDENCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL INFORMS SECURITY COUNCIL

19990903

Announcing Vote Result, 21.5 Per Cent in Favour-78.5 Per Cent Against, Kofi Annan Says UN Will Not Fail East Timorese, Calls for End to Violence

SG/SM/7118
3 September 1999


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SG/SM/7118


>ðCHERISH YOUR INDIVIDUALITY, RESPECT THE INDIVIDUALITY OF OTHERS=ð, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FRANCOPHONE SUMMIT

19990903

Kofi Annan Stresses Responsibility Of Each and Every One to Nurture Dialogue among Civilizations

Following is the statement, translated from French, of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Eighth Francophone Summit, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, today: