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10 November 1997

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GA/9342/

DELEGATES STRESS NEED FOR TOLERANCE, EQUALITY, RESPECT FOR LIFE AS ASSEMBLY OPENS DEBATE ON CREATING `CULTURE OF PEACE' CORRECTION

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In Press Release GA/9342 of 31 October, the first paragraph on page 5 should be deleted and replaced by the following:

10 November 1997

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AFR/28
IHA/636

10 November 1997

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AFR/26
POP/653

UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND OPENS AFRICA MEETING

19971110 HARARE, 10 November (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) opened its biennial regional meeting for Africa in Harare this morning.

The meeting, which comes three years after the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994, is taking place at a critical time in the history of population development in Africa.

7 November 1997

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SOC/NAR/772

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD WORKING ON WAYS TO COUNTER `ACCEPTABLE IMAGE' OF DRUG USAGE

19971107 Positive Portrayals in Popular Culture Cause Concern; Recommendation for Action Likely in Forthcoming Report

7 November 1997

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SG/SM/6385

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES IBERO-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY

19971107 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement to be delivered tomorrow, 8 November, at the Ibero-American Summit, Margarita Island, Venezuela:

7 November 1997

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OS/1732

7 November 1997

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GA/SHC/3440

GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SOCIAL COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS

19971107 In Other Action, Text Approved on UN Development Fund For Women Stresses Need To Work Towards Gender Equality

7 November 1997

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GA/SHC/3439

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

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The General Assembly would call upon all States to intensify their cooperation to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking, by the terms of a draft resolution approved this morning by the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural).

7 November 1997

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GA/L/3058

7 November 1997

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GA/L/3057

ISRAEL SAYS ITS EXCLUSION FROM LAW COMMISSION, UNDER UN SYSTEM OF REGIONAL GROUPS, LOSES SERVICE OF QUALIFIED PERSONS

19971107 Legal Committee, Continuing Review of Commission Report, Is Asked To Study Problem and Recommend Solution