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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURUNDI

14 January 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURUNDI

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The regional context must be favourable for the peace process in Burundi to be successful -- and the current situation was not conducive, Marc Nteturuye, Burundi’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press conference.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

13 January 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

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There were an estimated 20 to 25 million internally displaced persons worldwide, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference. That number included anywhere from 10 to 20 million internally displaced persons in Africa, depending upon the criteria used.

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNAIDS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

10 January 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY UNAIDS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

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Despite significant increases in the level of commitments from countries across the board, the fight against AIDS still fell two to three billion dollars short of what was needed, Jim Sherry, the Director of Programme Development for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

23 December 1999



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

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A contingency provision of $35 million had been included in the United Nations budget to cater for new political missions, Joseph Connor, Under-Secretary-General for Management, told correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon. It was the first time such a provision had been made.

PRESS BRIEFING BY DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT POLICY ON UN Y2K READINESS

17 December 1999



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT POLICY ON UN Y2K READINESS

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The Headquarters building would be closed from 1 p.m. on 31 December until 4 January to allow testing and servicing of Year 2000 (Y2K)-related contingency plans, correspondents were told this afternoon.