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GA/SHC/3521

THIRD COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ISSUES ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

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GA/SPD/162

FOURTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ISRAELI PRACTICES

Israel’s Judaization of East Jerusalem through demographic transformation was aimed at encouraging Arabs to leave, the representative of Malaysia told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this afternoon.

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PI/1186
SOC/4517

EFFORTS TO REMOVE ROADBLOCKS TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GAIN SUPPORT IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE

Pivotal Role Emphasized for Special Session on Social Summit Follow-up

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POP/739

UNFPA APPOINTS MARY BANOTTI GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR IRELAND

NEW YORK, 11 October (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today appointed Mary Banotti, Member of the European Parliament, its Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Ireland.

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SG/2061

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO WELCOME 6 BILLIONTH WORLD CITIZEN

Secretary-General Kofi Annan will welcome “Baby 6 billion” on 12 October, the day the United Nations has chosen, based on expert projections, to mark this unprecedented population milestone. At a ceremony in Sarajevo's Kosovo Hospital, the Secretary-General will greet a newborn baby symbolically designated as the 6 billionth world citizen.

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SG/SM/7164

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION EXHIBITION AND FORUM

Following is the text of the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Telecom '99, The Eighth World Telecommunication Exhibition and Forum, at Geneva on 9 October:

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SG/SM/7165

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SADDENED BY DESTRUCTION IN MEXICO, OFFERS CONDOLENCES, UN SUPPORT

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

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SG/SM/7166

ALL CAN HELP ‘WITH A CLICK OF THE MOUSE’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NETAID EVENT IN GENEVA

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the “Moment of Unity” NetAid event in Geneva on 9 October.

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SG/SM/7167

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES UNDERSTANDING, DEDICATION, COMPASSION OF UN STAFF IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) staff in Sarajevo on 11 October:

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SG/SM/7168

UN BOSNIA EXPERIENCE ONE OF MOST 'DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL' IN ITS HISTORY SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEMORIAL CEREMONY IN SARAJEVO

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Bosnia and Herzegovina memorial ceremony in Sarajevo on 11 October: