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:

‘THERE WILL BE DAYS WHEN BOLD ACTION IS CALLED FOR, AND TIME WHEN MORE NUANCED APPROACHES

ARE MORE EFFECTIVE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Civil Society Forum in Johannesburg on 2 September:

ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED IN JOHANNESBURG AIMED

AT SUMMIT'S ECOLOGICAL IMPACT, CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING

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WORLD LEADERS STRESS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, IMMEDIATE ACTION,

AS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT CONTINUES

China Announces Kyoto Protocol Ratification;

Russia Tells Summit Hopes to Ratify Kyoto 'in Near Future'

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WORLD SUMMIT MUST SET HUMANKIND ON NEW PATH TO ENSURE SECURITY,

SURVIVAL OF PLANET, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for a plaque at the “Cradle of Humankind”, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa, 1 September: