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SG/SM/7547
14 September 2000


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SG/SM/7547


SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS ON PRESENTATION OF GIFT FROM JAPAN

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Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at Headquarters today on the presentation of a gift -- The Peace Bell Garden -- from Japan:

HR/4494
14 September 2000


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HR/4494


NINE EXPERTS ELECTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

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States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, at their twentieth meeting, this morning elected nine members of the Human Rights Committee for four-year terms of office beginning on 1 January 2001.

PI/1290
13 September 2000


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PI/1290


DAG HAMMARSKJOLD LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WEB ACCESS TO: ONLINE CATALOGUE; INDEXES TO UN DOCUMENTATION; VOTING RECORDS; AND SPEECH CITATIONS (UNBISNET)

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The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library is pleased to announce the public launch of the United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISnet) on the web.

GA/SPD/181
13 September 2000


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GA/SPD/181


FOURTH COMMITTEE ELECTS VICE-CHAIRMAN, APPROVES PROGRAMME OF WORK

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The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected one of three Vice-Chairpersons this morning as it met to organize its work for the fifty- fifth General Assembly session.