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PRESS CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON LEBANON

The United Nations presence in southern Lebanon was important, and some thought should be given to strengthening it in light of the promised Israeli withdrawal from that region, Brazilian Congressman Ricardo Izar, speaking on behalf of a delegation of Brazilian Congressmen of Lebanese descent, told journalists this morning at a Headquarters press conference.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA

At a Headquarters press conference today, Rudolph von Bernuth, of Save the Children, and Michael Delaney, Director of Humanitarian Assistance of Oxfam American, described themselves as “desperate” to bring to the world’s attention the drought and famine crisis affecting millions of people in Ethiopia.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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PRESS BRIEFING BY UN POPULATION FUND

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had donated $57 million to strengthen efforts to protect young people in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania against HIV/AIDS, Dr. Nafis Sadik, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), announced this morning at a Headquarters press briefing.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations questioned the Security Council's sincerity about deploying peacekeeping troops in his country.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The President of the Security Council during March, Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), at a Headquarters press conference Friday afternoon told correspondents that during his presidency he had two objectives: to make the Council more open, transparent and widely participative by a larger membership of the United Nations; and to make the Council more proactive.

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PRESS BRIEFING ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT

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PRESS BRIEFING BY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR A.I.

Faced with a drought equivalent to the one that ravaged the Horn of Africa 15 years ago, the Secretary-General had appointed Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), as his Special Envoy on the drought in the region, Carolyn McAskie, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator a.i., said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.