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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MICROFINANCE POWERFUL INSTRUMENT IN HELPING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES
19980623Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette's statement delivered today at the opening of the fifth consultative meeting of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest:
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AFR/71
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY
19980608 Following is the text of the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the twenty-fourth Conference of the heads of State and government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), in Ouagadougou today:
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HR/4365
'WE ASSUME SOLEMN BURDEN OF MAKING THIS HOUSE A HOME AND A HAVEN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS', DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES AT OPENING OF PALAIS WILSON
19980605 If Human Rights Are to Play Constructive Role for Peace, They Must Protect Promise of Pluralism, Louise Fréchette EmphasizesFollowing is the text of the address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the opening of Palais Wilson, in Geneva today:
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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES SWITZERLAND'S GLOBAL CONTRIBUTION TO PEACEFUL CHANGE AT CELEBRATION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SWISS FEDERATION
19980605 Louise Frechette Says Switzerland Demonstrate That Pluralist Societies not Only Thrive on Their Own, but Enrich and Enlighten Entire World
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HR/4364
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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, SPEAKING OF REFORM AND RENEWAL, HIGHLIGHTS WAYS UN ADAPTS TO NEW CHALLENGES
19980528 Says United Nations Today, in Fundamental Respects, Is 'New Institution', in Address to Foreign Policy AssociationFollowing is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette's address, delivered yesterday, 27 May, at the Foreign Policy Association:
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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES INTERNATIONAL DETERMINATION TO BANISH CHEMICAL WEAPONS FROM ARSENALS OF ALL NATIONS
19980520 Following is the text of remarks by the Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the ceremony marking the official opening of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at The Hague on 20 May:
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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES ROLE OF POST-CONFLICT PEACE-BUILDING, IN ADDRESS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACADEMY
19980512Following is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fr chette on "The price of peace -- the crucial role of development in peacemaking and peacekeeping", delivered at the International Peace Academy in New York on 11 May: