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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues                       

Third Session                                        

Fifty-eighth General Assembly                              

MINISTERS TO DISCUSS TRADE POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN AFRICA

(Reissued as received.)

Addis Ababa, 11 May (ECA) -- African ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will meet in Kampala, Uganda, 21-22 May, to discuss how best to maximize the contribution of trade to national economic growth and the obstacles to Africa’s participation in global trade.

urgent need to protect, sustainably manage oceans and seas,

Secretary-General says in world environment day message

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Environment Day, 5 June 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTURBED BY ALARMING VIOLENCE IN GAZACITY

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

FOREST LOSS CATASTROPHIC FOR WILD BAMBOO, WARNS

FIRST REPORT ON GLOBAL BAMBOO BIODIVERSITY

(Reissued as received.)

LONDON/NAIROBI, 11 May (UNEP) -- Urgent action is needed to protect one of the world’s most ancient life forms and the species that depend on it.  A new study estimates that as many as half of the world’s 1,200 woody bamboo species may be in danger of extinction as a result of massive forest destruction.

Security Council                                           

enlargement of european union is expression of confidence in ability of diverse

cultures to live, work together creatively, deputy Secretary-General says

The following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the “Europe Day” reception in New York on 10 May:

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Third Session                                              

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