SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT NAMING MINISTERS

OF NEW GOVERNMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN STATES MEET TODAY TO ASSESS IMPACT

OF UN ACTION PROGRAMME ON SMALL ARMS, LIGHT WEAPONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

ON HOW TO ADDRESS RURAL POVERTY

Introductory Statements Delivered by Under-Secretary-General

For Economic and Social Affairs, Vice-Chairman of Committee for Development Policy

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IBN KHALDUN CENTRE HAS KEY ROLE IN ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOPMENT

IN EGYPT, ARAB WORLD, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony marking the re-opening of the Ibn Khaldun Centre for Development Studies, delivered by Chris Czerwinski, Representative of the World Food Programme and United Nations Resident Coordinator (a.i.) in Egypt, in Cairo today:

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL BEGINS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

ON INTEGRATED APPROACH TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Four Ministerial Round-Table Discussions Held

To Discuss Integrated Rural Development Strategies

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UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL AT

BEGINNING OF SUBSTANTIVE 2003 SESSION

High-level Policy Dialogue Held with Four

Executive Heads of International Trade and Finance Institutions

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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT BY PALESTINIAN GROUPS

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

UN RIGHTS EXPERTS CALL FOR RESPECT OF LIBERTIES IN ANTI-TERROR MEASURES

GENEVA, 30 June (UN Information Service) -- The following is a joint statement by the Special Rapporteurs/Representatives, Experts and Chairpersons of the Working Groups of the special procedures of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights:

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JULY 2003

     The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in July, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

6 May-18 July   Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, New York

UN FOOD SAFETY AND TRADE STANDARDS COMMISSION OPENS MEETING

Session Will Adopt New Standards for Some Foods and Revise Others

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