SOLUTIONS ARE UNDERSTOOD -- WILL TO IMPLEMENT THEM STILL MISSING,

BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER TELLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

Says Agreed Language in Summit Text on Trade Disappointing;

African Leaders Call for Efforts on Food Security, Water Needs, HIV/AIDS

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WORLDWIDE MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY

AMONG PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT SUMMIT

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JOHANNESBURG, 31 August -- Projects focusing on research, communications, sustainable agriculture, rural development and preservation of biodiversity were among the partnerships announced at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg this morning.

POLITICAL WILL, SELF-RELIANCE HIGHLIGHTED AS CRITICAL FOR IMPLEMENTING

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT WORLD SUMMIT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

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International Criminal Court

Assembly of States Parties

First Session

1^st and 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

IN FIRST MEETING, ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO ROME STATUTE OF INTERNATIONAL

CRIMINAL COURT APPROVES FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Newly-Elected President of First Session

‘Driven by Sense of Purpose’ that Court Be Built as Statute Authors Intended

‘WE MUST ENSURE THAT WHAT WE ACHIEVE HERE OPENS AN ERA OF IMPLEMENTATION’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN JOHANNESBURG REMARKS

Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a dinner hosted by Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, in Johannesburg on 2 September:

'RESPONSIBILITY' -- FOR EACH OTHER, FOR PLANET -- EMBODIES SUMMIT'S HOPES,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS JOHANNESBURG'S HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT BEGINS

South Africa's President Says World Leaders

Must Send Message They Intend to End 'Global Apartheid'

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UNSUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WOVEN DEEPLY INTO FABRIC OF MODERN LIFE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

‘We Can and Must Weave in New Strands of Knowledge and Cooperation’, He Adds

Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 2 September:

CHILDREN, AGRICULTURE, BUILDING CAPACITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

32 Agencies, Organizations Speak in Plenary Session

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TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, ADEQUATE FINANCING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT TOLD

Summit Plenary Hears from Wide Range of Agencies, Organizations

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The Secretary-General arrived in Gaborone, Botswana, in the morning of Tuesday, 27 August.