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SG/SM/7258*
WOM/1152

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IT IS DUTY OF ALL TO BE ‘VIGILANT AND ARTICULATE CUSTODIANS’ OF WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address on the opening for signature of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which was delivered this afternoon at Headquarters:

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SG/SM/7257

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENTS ON GUIDELINES ISSUED TO ENVOYS

The following statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in New York:

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SG/A/716
BIO/3262

MAJOR-GENERAL VICTORY RANA APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Victory Rana of Nepal as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) to succeed Major-General Evergisto Arturo de Vergara, who relinquishes his post on 15 December 1999.

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SG/SM/7256

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF ISREAL-SYRIA TALKS

Agreement for High-level Meeting Said to Review Hopes In Search for Just, Lasting and Comprehensive Peace in Middle East

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/SM/7255

REPRESENTATIVES OF GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA MEET AT UNITED NATIONS, EXCHANGE VIEWS ON 1995 INTERIM ACCORD

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/A/715

JAN EGELAND APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA

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SG/T/2212

ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MONTREAL, CANADA 7-8 DECEMBER

The Secretary-General departed New York on Tuesday, 7 December, for Montreal, where he was due to participate in the World Civil Society Conference, which was organized by a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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SG/SM/7253
AFR/195

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ASSEMBLY SHOULD ESTABLISH WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REPORT ON AFRICA

Group Would Also Seek Ways to Create Effective Partnerships to Fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and Enhance Assistance to Post-Conflict Societies

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SG/SM/7252
PAL/877

PALESTINE RELIEF AGENCY SOURCE OF STABILITY IN REGION OF CONFLICT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HEADQUARTERS PRESS BRIEFING

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at an 8 December Headquarters press briefing, held in conjunction with the pledging conference and fiftieth anniversary observance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):

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SG/SM/7251

STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ON CURRENT ROUND OF CYPRUS PROXIMITY TALKS

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: