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DSG/SM/47
27 April 1999


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DSG/SM/47


ELIMINATING POVERTY OBLIGATION RESPONSIBILITY SHARED BY ALL, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT LAUNCH OF ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE

19990427 Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/Cisco Systems Initiative on the Eradication of Poverty in New York on 27 April:

DSG/SM/46
22 April 1999


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DSG/SM/46


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN CONTINUES TO PLAY CENTRAL ROLE ON MANY ISSUES THAT DOMINATE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA AT END OF TWENTIETH CENTURY

19990422 Louise Fréchette Cites Human Rights, Woman's Rights and Environment as Key Areas of UN Accomplishment

Following is the text of an address delivered today at Headquarters by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) programme:

DSG/SM/45
21 April 1999


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DSG/SM/45
ENV/DEV/505


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED IF ONE OF EVERY FIVE PEOPLE ON EARTH CONTINUES TO LIVE IN ABSOLUTE POVERTY

19990421 Dialogue and Policy-making Must Be Made More Meaningful to Individual Citizens; Their Personal Commitment to Sustainable Practices Must Be Engaged

DSG/SM/44*
30 March 1999


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DSG/SM/44*


ADDRESSING AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS NATIONS MUST SHOW WILL TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION IN GLOBAL INTEREST

19990330 Unless That Happens, Rule Of International Law Sure to Remain Imperfect at Best

Following is the text of an address made on Friday, 26 March, by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the American Society of International Law, in Washington, D.C.: