UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $995,381,059

(Reissued as received.)

‘DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE IMPOSED FROM OUTSIDE’; HOMEGROWN STRATEGY

IS NEEDED, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

The following is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at Yale University, entitled “A New Consensus on Development?  Moving on from Monterrey”, delivered in New Haven, Connecticut, on 3 April:

GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE WILL FOSTER CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO OFFICIAL INAUGURATION

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette, to the official inauguration of the Global Reporting Initiative in New York on 4 April:

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SECURITY COUNCIL REITERATES CALL FOR MIDEAST CEASEFIRE, ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL;

WELCOMES MISSION OF UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING TASK FORCES TO STREAMLINE WORK

The Committee on Human Rights –- the body charged with monitoring implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -– met briefly this afternoon to consider the feasibility of creating task forces to help focus its discussions and streamline its working methods.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS HEZBOLLAH ASSAULT ON UN OBSERVERS IN SOUTH LEBANON

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the deliberate assault this morning by Hezbollah elements on unarmed United Nations military observers operating in South Lebanon.

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FIFTY-EIGHT SPEAKERS ADDRESS SECURITY COUNCIL IN DAY-LONG MIDDLE EAST DEBATE;

STRESS NEED TO IMPLEMENT COUNCIL'S CALL FOR CEASEFIRE, ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL

CORRECTION

      On page 22 of Press Release SC/7352 issued 3 April, the speaker from Lebanon should be:  HOUSSAM ASAAD DIAB (Lebanon).

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PRESS STATEMENT ON CYPRUS BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s press statement on Cyprus by the President of the Security Council, Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

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ON LAST DAY OF 10-YEAR TENURE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ROLE OF FOOD AID IN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

UNFPA, AFGHAN HEALTH MINISTRY RUSH MEDICAL TEAM TO SUPPORT

SAFE MOTHERHOOD FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS