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GA/SM/60

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION UNIVERSAL FRAME OF REFERENCE

14 September 1998


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GA/SM/60


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION UNIVERSAL FRAME OF REFERENCE

19980914 Addresses Opening of NGO/DPI Conference at Headquarters

Following is a statement made today by the President of the General Assembly, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), on the occasion of the DPI/NGO Conference entitled, "The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: From Words to Deeds":

DSG/SM/13

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PROVES VALUE OF COOPERATION AMONG STATES, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

14 September 1998


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DSG/SM/13


WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PROVES VALUE OF COOPERATION AMONG STATES, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

19980914 Following is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette delivered at the opening of an exhibition celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) at Headquarters on 14 September:

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS DPI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BROADCASTERS AND JOURNALISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

14 September 1998


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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS DPI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BROADCASTERS AND JOURNALISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

19980914

The United Nations Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries begins its eighteenth session today at Headquarters, under the direction of the Department of Public Information (DPI).

SG/SM/6696

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS HOMAGE TO NINE UNITED NATIONS WORKERS KILLED IN CRASH OF SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111

11 September 1998


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SG/SM/6696


SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS HOMAGE TO NINE UNITED NATIONS WORKERS KILLED IN CRASH OF SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111

19980911 Tragedy Gives Occasion To Reflect on Work Of 'United Nations Family' in Fight for Good, Peace and Life

The following is the text of the statement given today by Secretary- General Kofi Annan at the memorial service for the victims of the Swissair flight 111 air crash:

GA/9434/Rev.1*

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 166-ITEM GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA

11 September 1998


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GA/9434/Rev.1*


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 166-ITEM GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA

19980911

The General Committee, in two meetings held today, recommended 166 items for inclusion on the General Assembly's agenda for its fifty-third session and allocated them among the six Main Committees and the plenary.

GA/9434

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 166-ITEM GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA

11 September 1998


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GA/9434


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 166-ITEM GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA

19980911

The General Committee, in two meetings held today, recommended 166 items for inclusion on the General Assembly's agenda for its fifty-third session and allocated them among the six Main Committees and the plenary.

BIO/3191

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NICARAGUA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

11 September 1998


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BIO/3191


NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NICARAGUA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19980911 Biographical Note (Based on information received from Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Alfonso Ortega Urbina, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.