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SG/SM/8989-DEV/2446
06/11/2003
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SG/SM/8989
DEV/2446


MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AMBITIOUS BUT TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE IN SHORT TIME


ALLOWED, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ZHUHAI CONFERENCE


Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Economic Development Declaration Conference in Zhuhai, China, (6 to 7 November), delivered by Khalid Malik, United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative in China:

SG/SM/8988-OBV/390
06/11/2003
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SG/SM/8988
OBV/390


EXISTING LAWS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS DANGER POSED TO ENVIRONMENT BY CONFLICT,


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE


Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for Preventing Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, 6 November:

SG/SM/8987
05/11/2003
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SG/SM/8987


SECRETARY-GENERAL SPELLS OUT DOMINANT THREATS TO WORLD PEACE


ON RECEIVING GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM ASPEN INSTITUTE


Following is the text of the Secretary-General’s message to the annual dinner of the Aspen Institute on receiving the Global Leadership award, delivered by Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, on 4 November:

SG/SM/8983-ENV/DEV/742
04/11/03
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SG/SM/8983
ENV/DEV/742


SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES LAUNCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ACADEMY IN SHANGHAI


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the inauguration of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Academy of Environmental Law, in Shanghai, 4 November:

SG/SM/8982-IK/403
04/11/2003
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SG/SM/8982
IK/403


SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE RESPONSIBILITIES,


DECISION-MAKING PRIOR TO ATTACK ON UN BAGHDAD HEADQUARTERS


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


The Secretary-General is giving close attention to the Report of the Independent Panel on the Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel in Iraq, headed by Maarti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland.