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11 December 2001

SG/SM/8072

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO KOSOVO’S INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY SESSION, SAYS ‘THIS IS A DAY OF HOPE’ AND OCCASION FOR RENEWED RESOLVE

11/12/2001

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SG/SM/8072

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO KOSOVO’S INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY SESSION,

SAYS ‘THIS IS A DAY OF HOPE’ AND OCCASION FOR RENEWED RESOLVE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the inaugural session of the Assembly of Kosovo, delivered by Hans Haekkerup, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, in Pristina on 10 December:

10 December 2001

GA/9996

ISRAELI PRACTICES, PALESTINE RELIEF AGENCY, INFORMATION, DECOLONIZATION, AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 28 TEXTS

Fifty-sixth General Assembly GA/9996

10 December 2001

GA/EF/2989

WITHOUT VOTE, SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

10/12/2001

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GA/EF/2989

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

38^th Meeting (PM)

WITHOUT VOTE, SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES FOUR DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Texts Cover Biodiversity Convention, International Cooperation for

Development, Renewable Energy, Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

10 December 2001

SOC/4586

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING RESUMES FIRST SESSION; WILL CONSIDER DRAFT ACTION STRATEGY

10/12/2001

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SOC/4586

Commission for Social Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

Second World Assembly on Ageing

8^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING RESUMES

FIRST SESSION; WILL CONSIDER DRAFT ACTION STRATEGY

10 December 2001

GA/9995

ASSEMBLY SELECTS 5 STATES TO SUBMIT CANDIDATES FOR JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: CHINA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, CUBA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES

10/12/2001

Press Release
GA/9995

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

81^st Meeting (AM)

ASSEMBLY SELECTS 5 STATES TO SUBMIT CANDIDATES FOR JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: CHINA,

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, CUBA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES

Also Hears Introduction of Draft Text on Restitution of Cultural Property

10 December 2001

GA/AB/3486

FIFTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES DEBATE ON BUDGETS FOR TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA; TEMPORARY COMMITMENT AUTHORITY PROPOSED

10/12/2001

Press Release
GA/AB/3486

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

34^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES DEBATE ON BUDGETS FOR TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA,

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA; TEMPORARY COMMITMENT AUTHORITY PROPOSED

Concern Expressed at High Level of Requested Appropriations; Draft

Introduced on Financing United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

10 December 2001

SG/SM/8071

‘WE CAN LOVE WHAT WE ARE, WITHOUT HATING WHAT – AND WHO – WE ARE NOT,’ SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN NOBEL LECTURE

10/12/2001

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SG/SM/8071

‘WE CAN LOVE WHAT WE ARE, WITHOUT HATING WHAT – AND WHO – WE ARE NOT,’

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN NOBEL LECTURE

Following is the text of the Nobel Lecture delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Oslo:

7 December 2001

GA/EF/2988

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON-LINE NETWORK, REVIEW OF UNCTAD

07/12/01

Press Release
GA/EF/2988

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

37^th Meeting (PM)

SECOND COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFTS ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ON-LINE NETWORK, REVIEW OF UNCTAD

7 December 2001

GA/9993

ASSEMBLY VOTES ON UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY PREPARATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION REGRETS UNITED STATES DEMURRAL

07/12/01

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GA/9993

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

79^th and 80^th Meetings (AM and PM)

ASSEMBLY VOTES ON UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

PREPARATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION REGRETS UNITED STATES DEMURRAL

U.S. also Withholds Support on Cooperation with Council of Europe,

Citing Reservations over References to International Criminal Court