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SG/SM/7270
AFR/198

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS USE OF ARMED FORCE IN COTE D’IVOIRE, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER

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

The Secretary-General is dismayed at the reports from Abidjan of attempts at a coup d’etat in Côte d’Ivoire.

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SAG/68

UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION’S ‘TELEFOOD’ CONCERT AVAILABLE TO MILLIONS ONLINE

ROME, 28 December (FAO) –- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today that it will webcast highlights of its TeleFood '99 concert to millions worldwide exclusively via Apple's QuickTime TV (QTV), an Internet network for streaming audio and video, beginning Thursday, 30 December.

Press Release
SG/SM/7271

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESTORATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN INDONESIA AND PORTUGAL

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the restoration of relations between Indonesia and Portugal, which the two nations announced at United Nations Headquarters this morning.

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UNEP/56

UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON BIODIVERSITY DAY, SAYS CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY MATTER OF ETHICS, ECONOMICS, ECOLOGY

NAIROBI, 27 December (UNEP) – Following is the message of Klaus Toepfer, Executive-Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, which is observed 29 December:

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SG/A/718

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS FORCE COMMANDER, DEPUTY FORCE COMMANDER FOR UN TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR

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

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GA/SM/146

WELCOME MILLENIUM WITH SPIRIT OF UNIVERSAL KINSHIP, ENLARGED KINDNESS SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT AT HEADQUARTERS RECEPTION

Following is the statement made by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), at the Millennium Reception hosted by the President of the Security Council at Headquarters on 29 December:

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ORG/1295

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY 2000

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in January 2000, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings beginning in January:

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SC/6779

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Richard Holbrooke (United States) succeeds Sir Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

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SG/SM/7272

EFFECTIVE SECURTY COUNCIL MUST BE SIGNPOST FOR NEXT HALF CENTURY, SAY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO HEADQUARTERS RECPETION

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Millennium Reception, hosted by the President of the Security Council, at Headquarters on 29 December:

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SG/SM/7273

SECRETARY-GENERAL, RELIEVED THAT INDIAN AIRLINES HIJACKING HAS ENDED, REITERATES CONDEMNATION OF ALL TERRORIST ACTS

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