CHEMICAL HAZARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

BY PARTNERSNIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED AT JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

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The Secretary-General flew from Botswana to Lesotho on Wednesday morning, 28 August.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN SEPTEMBER 2002

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

Meetings continued from previous month:

MOZAMBIQUE’S CONTINUING SUCCESS IS ‘BEST POSSIBLE ANTIDOTE’ TO SKEPTICS,

CYNICS ABOUT AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

      Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the dinner given by Joaquin Chissano, President of Mozambique, in Maputo on 29 August:

LITERACY ‘A PREREQUISITE FOR PEACE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN MESSAGE FOR ANNUAL DAY

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Literacy Day, 8 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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                                                                  AFR/463

CITY DWELLERS REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Meeting of States Parties Convention

on Elimination of Discrimination against Women

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

STATES PARTIES TO WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CONVENTION

ELECT 12 EXPERTS TO MONITORING COMMITTEE

                                                                  ENV/DEV/674

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT FOCUSES ON IMPORTANCE

OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP

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JOHANNESBURG, 29 August -- The importance of regional arrangements and cooperation in the implementation and follow-up of the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development was the focus of an interactive discussion held this morning.