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FAO/3654

FAO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF `FOOD INTO CITIES' PROGRAMME

18 November 1997


Press Release
FAO/3654


FAO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF `FOOD INTO CITIES' PROGRAMME

19971118

ROME, 13 November (FAO) -- Major extension of a programme to improve food supply and distribution in rapidly expanding cities of the developing world was announced today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), coupled with an appeal for financial support from donors.

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS

18 November 1997


Press Release


NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS

19971118

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

President Leonid D. Kuchma of Ukraine will visit United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, 20 November, to confer with Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

SG/SM/6398

USE OF PEACE-KEEPING MUST BE CREDIBLE AND LEGITIMATE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PEACE-KEEPING SEMINAR

17 November 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6398
PKO/64


USE OF PEACE-KEEPING MUST BE CREDIBLE AND LEGITIMATE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PEACE-KEEPING SEMINAR

19971117

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the seminar "Adapting to a Changing World: Recent Lessons from United Nations Peace-keeping Operations", organized by the Government of Denmark and held in New York, on 17 November: