ISRAELI MILITARY PREVENTS 75 TONNES OF HUMANITARIAN AID REACHING QALQILYA

(Reissued as received.)

INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF MIDDLE EAST PEACE APPROVES NICOSIA DECLARATION

Speakers at Closing Meeting Stress Urgency of Ending

Israeli Occupation, Establishing Palestinian State as Key to Peace in Region

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

CONTINUED UN CONCERN AT GAZA FOOD SHORTAGES

GAZA, 18 April (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has protested to the Israeli military authorities at the tight security measures imposed on the Gaza Strip that are causing shortages of basic foodstuffs.

DECLARATION, ISSUED AT CLOSE OF NICOSIA MEETING,

STATES ISRAELI OCCUPATION CORE OF CONFLICT

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NICOSIA, 17 April –- Following is the full text of the Nicosia Declaration approved at the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Middle East Peace held in Nicosia, Cyprus, 16 and 17 April:

NGOS URGE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Plan of Action Holds Israel Responsible for Reparations to Palestinians

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PANELLISTS EXAMINE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CONTAIN

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS, RESUME DIALOGUE

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UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE OPENS IN NICOSIA

Secretary-General Says Leaders Must Bring Their People Back from Edge of Abyss

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NICOSIA MEETING REVIEWS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2000

Israeli Courts Cite Security Considerations

As Reason for Human Rights Violations by Israeli Soldiers

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FOOD INSECURITY, MALNUTRITION ON RISE AMONG PALESTINIANS IN WEST BANK, GAZA STRIP