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PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORKING GROUP ON STRENGTHENING UN SYSTEM

The President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Chairman of the Assembly's open-ended high-level working group on the strengthening of the United Nations system, and its two Vice-Chairmen, Prakash Shah (India) and Hans Jacob Bjorn Lian (Norway), held a press conference at Headquarters this morning to introduce the group's report (document A/51/24).

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE/ UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COORDINATOR IN ANGOLA

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative/United Nations Special Coordinator in Angola, Bernard Ntegeye, briefed correspondents on the efforts of the United Nations in that country to consolidate peace.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CAMBODIA

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PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA

The joint United Nations/Organization of African Unity (OAU) Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mohamed Sahnoun, this afternoon briefed correspondents on the situation in Congo-Brazzaville, following his briefing to the Security Council on the matter.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANGOLA

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PRESS BRIEFING BY EUROPEAN UNION

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PRESS BRIEFING ON UNTAES

The United Nations Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, Jacques Klein, told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing yesterday, 26 June, that he was in New York to brief the Security Council on developments in his area of operation, on which the Secretary-General had just issued a report (document S/1997/487).

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PRESS BRIEFING BY NEW CHIEF OF DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMME

At a Headquarter's press conference today, Senator Pino Arlucchi of Italy, said he would take up his appointment as the new Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme on 1 September. He hoped to better integrate the Organization's efforts to combat global crime challenge.

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DAILY BRIEFING ON SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Samsiah Abdul-Majid, the spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly, briefed correspondents on the special session of the review of implementation of Agenda 21. Also taking part in the briefing was Jean-Claude Faby, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Policy and Coordination and Sustainable Development.

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PRESS BRIEFING ON ENVIRONMENT BY COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATIVES

Senator Robert Hill, Australia's Minister for Environment, told correspondents at a press conference yesterday afternoon that environment ministers of Commonwealth countries had met under his chairmanship in New York on Tuesday, 24 June to review progress in implementing the commitments of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development.