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Progress reported in implementation of international fishing code;

Responsible fishing key to conserving earth's oceans, says FAO

(Reissued as received.)

in message to summit of regional peace initiative, Secretary-General

encourages burundi to speed repatriation, resettlement

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Summit Meeting of the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi in Dar-es-Salaam on 6 June, delivered by Berhanu Dinka, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi:

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC CONCERNS HINDER DECOLONIZATION PROCESS,

PACIFIC REGIONAL SEMINAR TOLD

Greater Action from Special Committee of 24 Requested

As Mid-point of Second Decade for Eradication of Colonialism Approaches

(Delayed in transmission; reissued as received from a UN Information Officer.)

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SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION FOR ADDRESSING

AFRICA’S DAUNTING DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES, IN MESSAGE TO KAMPALASUMMIT

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Ninth Summit of the COMESA Authority in Kampala, 8 June 2004:

It gives me great pleasure to send my best wishes to this important summit meeting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATHS OF TWO UN PEACEKEEPERS

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

sudan peace process has entered crucial, decisive phase,

secretary-general tells nairobi ceremony

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, his Special Adviser, to the ceremony marking the formal launch of the final phase of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Peace Process on the Sudan, in Nairobi on 5 June:

in message to geneva conference on needs of palestine refugees, Secretary-General

appeals for reinforcement of partnerships with UNRWA

CONFERENCE ON MEETING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES OPENS IN GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)