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GA/SHC/3574

THIRD COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON PROGRAMMES FOR DISABLED, AGEING

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SG/SM/7561

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

Offers United Nations Assistance to Governments of India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam

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

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L/T/4347
WOM/1236

TENTH RATIFICATION OF WOMEN'S OPTIONAL PROTOCOL BRINGS INSTRUMENT INTO FORCE ON 22 DECEMBER

NEW YORK, 25 September -- With the ratification of Italy on 22 September, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has been ratified by 10 countries. It will enter into force on 22 December.

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GA/SHC/3575

FOCUS ON SOCIAL, RATHER THAN ECONOMIC, ASPECTS OF GLOBALIZATION IS INDEX OF REDIRECTED EMPHASIS, SAYS WORLD BANK

Third Committee Hears Nine Speakers As Debate on Social Development, Ageing Continues

The Secretary-General will leave New York on 30 September for an official trip to Switzerland, France and Belgium.

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GA/L/3142

SIXTH COMMITTEE ELECTS BUREAU, APROVES SCHEDULE OF WORK

The Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) called for a reaffirmation of the importance of legal principles and values in international relations, as the Committee met this morning to organize its schedule for the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly.

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SG/SM/7558
OBV/162

UNITED NATIONS ENDOWED WITH TALENTED, LOYAL AND MOTIVATED STAFF CAN BE `POWERFUL, POSITIVE FORCE', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address today at Headquarters on the occasion of Staff Day:

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GA/SM/199

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS MULTILATERAL SOLUTIONS SERVE NATIONAL INTERESTS OF ALL STATES

Following is the text of the statement made by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) to the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA/USA) Board of Directors' lunch:

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GA/SHC/3573

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS TWO VICE-CHAIRPERSONS, RAPPORTEUR; BEGINS SUBSTANTIVE WORK FOR FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

Under-Secretary-General for Economic And Social Affairs Addresses Committee

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SG/SM/7559

SECRETARY-GENERAL EAGERLY AWAITS OUTCOME OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA ELECTIONS

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

The Secretary-General awaits the outcome of the elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with keen interest.