The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Only dialogue could bring about reconciliation and peace, the Director- General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) told the gathering of world leaders this morning, at a round table discussion to mark the launch of the United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations, 2001.
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- 2 - Press Release SG/SM/7525 5 September 2000
Mr. Eckhard: The Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The Secretary-General met at noon today with four southern African Presidents to discuss the issue of land reform in Zimbabwe.
During the past 12 months, the authority and integrity of the General Assembly had been denigrated by Member States seeking to curry favour with other United Nations organs, Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) told delegations at the closing of the fifty-fourth session this morning.
Following is the text of the statement by General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) following his election as President of the fifty-fifth session of the Assembly:
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) until 20 September by unanimously adopting resolution 1317 (2000).
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