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The Secretary-General arrived in Qatar from Bahrain late in the afternoon of Saturday, 11 November.

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GA/9823

ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS WORK TO REFINE GOALS, STRATEGIES FOR 2001 SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

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SG/SM/7624

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PLANET PROJECT WORLD INTERACTIVE POLL

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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GA/9821

GENERAL COMMITTEE INCLUDES CENTRAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS ON ASSEMBLY AGENDA

Also Decides to Allocate Item to Sixth Committee

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GA/L/3170

LEGAL COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES FURTHER EFFORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT; SEEKS COOPERATION OF STATES IN LAW COMMISSION WORK

Third Approved Text Asks Host Country to Ease Travel Curbs on Certain United Nations Missions, Take Steps to Solve Diplomatic Parking Problems

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SOC/CP/232

FIRST UN TREATY AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ADOPTED BY ASSEMBLY

VIENNA, 15 November (United Nations Information Service) -- With increasing international alarm at the growing power of criminal groups and their involvement in new and alarmingly exploitative crimes, the General Assembly today adopted the first international treaty to address these concerns.

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GA/9820

ADOPTING TWO DRAFT TEXTS, ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMS PRIMACY OF DAYTON ACCORDS, DECIDES TO OBSERVE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DECOLONIZATION DECLARATION

Also Elects Malta to Economic and Social Council, 1 January 2001-31 December 2002

Expressing its full support for the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Assembly this morning adopted, without a vote, a resolution on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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SC/6950

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING ON SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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DSG/SM/114
HR/4501

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS GUIDANCE ON PRACTICAL STEPS TO SECURE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS

Address to Swedish Group Describes Challenge of Achieving Results

This is the text of the keynote address delivered by Deputy Secretary- General Louise Fréchette today at the Swedish Forum for Human Rights in Stockholm:

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GA/SPD/206

TEXTS ON INFORMATION IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY, UN INFORMATION POLICIES APPROVED BY FOURTH COMMITTEE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Also Approves Decision to Expand Committee on Information Membership

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning approved two draft resolutions and a draft decision, as it concluded its consideration of questions relating to information.