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PRESS BRIEFING BY WHO REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA

17 April 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY WHO REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA

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Health was an integral part of social and economic development and should be brought to the forefront in terms of distribution of resources and advocacy, Dr. Ebrahim Samba, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, told correspondents this afternoon in a Headquarters briefing.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

18 April 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 Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon. Josh, you packed the house. Welcome to the journalists in training from Columbia University and their professor Josh Friedman. Welcome back Josh.

PRESS BRIEFING BY GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANALYSTS

18 April 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY GLOBAL ECONOMIC ANALYSTS

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There were very encouraging signs of a strong recovery of world trade and a fairly strong continued growth pattern for most areas in the world, Professor Peter Pauly of the University of Toronto told a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters this morning.