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PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN POPULATION FUND

8 February 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE BY UN POPULATION FUND

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Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999, who has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Botswana, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning that she hoped to use the position to promote the rights of women and youth to information on family planning and to receive proper sexual and reproductive health care and services.

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

9 February 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

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Host countries must be responsible for the security of humanitarian workers and must punish the perpetrators of crimes against humanitarian workers, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Catherine Bertini, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

10 February 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by John Mills, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Shirley Brownell, spokeswoman for the General Assembly President.

**Secretary-General's Meetings in Thailand

PRESS CONFERENCE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS

11 February 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS

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At a Headquarters press conference this morning, the co-Chairman of the Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF), Bagher Asadi of Iran, said that significant progress had been achieved during the session, which began on 31 January and is scheduled to conclude later today. Also speaking at the briefing was Jagmohan Maini, a coordinator of the IFF Secretariat.