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SG/SM/6245
AFR/9
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EFFORTS TO UNLEASH AFRICAN 'THIRD WAVE' BASED ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
19970602 Address to OAU Stresses Governmental Authority Based On Popular Will, Not Forceful Overthrow of Elected GovernmentsFollowing is the address given today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) at Harare:
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PI/1015
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L/2831
UNITED NATIONS TRADE LAW COMMISSION CONCLUDES SESSION, ADOPTING MODEL LAW ON CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY
19970602 Also Began Work on Draft Legislative Guide For Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects
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ICEF/1842
LEGAL CENTRE OF NAMIBIA WINS UNICEF'S HIGHEST HONOUR
19970602NEW YORK, 2 June (UNICEF) -- The Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia, a non-profit, public-interest law firm, has won the 1997 Maurice Pate Award for its outstanding contributions to the cause of human rights, and especially for its role in drafting child-rights legislation in that south-west African nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today.
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GA/AB/3153
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ENV/DEV/420
L/T/4339
PROGRESS MADE IN DRAFTING PROTOCOL ON DAMAGE FROM TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, THEIR DISPOSAL
19970602 Working Group of Basel Convention Focuses on Determining Party Liable Under Law
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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY TO BE OBSERVED AT HEADQUARTERS
19970602World Environment Day will be observed at Headquarters on Thursday, 5 June, with two half-day events in Conference Room 4.
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SG/SM/6244
WHO/2
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO FIGHT TOBACCO ADDICTION, IN 'WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY' MESSAGE
19970530 Seeks Smoke-Free United Nations by End of YearFollowing is a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day (31 May 1997):