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PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ENVOY FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Although President Laurent Kabila had agreed to the deployment of United Nations troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, implementation might be delayed by his rejection of participation by South African specialized units, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for that country, said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL SUMMIT FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

Sponsors and participants in the Seventh Global Summit for Young Entrepreneurs held a Headquarters press conference this morning. The Summit, meeting at the World Trade Center from 28 August to 1 September, has brought together 350 young entrepreneurs from 97 countries.

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HEADQUARTERS PRESS BRIEFING BY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR UNITED NATIONS

The Legal Counsel for the United Nations, Hans Corell, fielded questions from correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon on the release today of a letter from Secretary-General Kofi Annan addressed to Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT MISSION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

The "massive armed attack" by the Kosovo Force (KFOR) against the Trepca mines in the northern part of Kosovo was unprecedented, the interim Chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the United Nations told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press conference.

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PRESS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY PERMANENT MISSION OF ALBANIA

There had been many positive developments in Kosovo, and Kosovars, in conjunction with international organizations, were working together for progress in the province, Hashim Thaci, the Albanian leader of the Democratic Party in Kosovo and a member of the Interim Administrative Council of Kosovo, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY CHIEF OF OCHA EMERGENCY LIAISON BRANCH

The most serious recent impact of war on humanitarian operations in the Sudan was the series of bombings on sites used by Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), Kevin Kennedy, Chief of the Emergency Liaison Branch of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

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HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

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PRESS BRIEFING BY CHAIRMAN, SIERRA LEONE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE

The Security Council and the Sierra Leone Sanctions Committee were now ready to go far beyond what the Angola Sanctions Committee had already done, Anwarul Chowdhury, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Sierra Leone Sanctions Committee, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.

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GLOBAL COMPACT SUBJECT OF PANEL DISCUSSION AT HEADQUARTERS

Ways to monitor the implementation of commitments made by organizations and businesses taking part in the Global Compact were explored during a press conference given by a panel of corporate and non-governmental leaders held at United Nations Headquarters on 26 July.

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PANEL DISCUSSES GLOBAL COMPACT AT HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE