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SG/SM/9729
22/02/2005
Press Release
SG/SM/9729

SECRETARY-GENERAL ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF RUUD LUBBERS

 


The following statement was issued on Sunday, 20 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

DC/2945
22/2/2005
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DC/2945

ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS TO ADDRESS NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL,


SMALL ARMS THREAT AT FORTHCOMING SESSION IN NEW YORK


NEW YORK, 22 February (DDA) -- The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters will meet for a three-day closed session in New York from 23 to 25 February.  The last session of the Board was held in Geneva from 30 June to 2 July 2004.  The Board meets twice a year.

SG/SM/9731-UNEP/269
22/02/2005
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SG/SM/9731
UNEP/269

SAFEGUARDING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AS URGENT AS EVER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS


IN MESSAGE TO GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME


Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Nairobi, yesterday, 21 February:

SG/SM/9728-AFR/1111
22/02/2005
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SG/SM/9728
AFR/1111

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY STALLED TALKS ON TOGO CRISES


The following statement was issued on Saturday, 19 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: