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NGO/376
PI/1275

DPI/NGO CONFERENCE HEARS PANEL DISCUSSSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLANS OF MAJOR 1990S UNITED NATIONS AND NGO CONFERENCES

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GA/SM/186
PI/1274

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, ADDRESSING FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS PARTNERS

Following is the text of the statement delivered today by General Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) to the opening session of the fifty-third annual DPI/NGO Conference:

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SG/SM/7517
PI/1273

GLOBAL NETWORKS ‘THE MOST PROMISING PARTNERSHIPS OF OUR GLOBALIZING AGE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening address to the fifty-third annual DPI/NGO Conference, delivered this morning:

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HR/4493

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

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ENR/9

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development decided to draw the attention of the Economic and Social Council to the fact that rural water supply and rural sanitation remained a subject of major concern, by the terms of a draft decision approved this morning as the 24-member expert body concluded its second session.

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SG/SM/7516
OBV/158

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2000

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of International Literacy Day, which is observed on 8 September:

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SEA/1696

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS 28 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER

Eighth Session of Commission to Take Place in New York

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GA/9741
PI/1268

WORLD LEADERS RESPOND TO SECRETARY-GENERAL’S CALL TO SIGN AND RATIFY TREATIES

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SG/SM/7515
OBV/157

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of Peace, which is observed on 5 September:

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NGO/372
PI/1269

FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE TO OPEN MONDAY, 28 AUGUST

The Fifty-third annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference, entitled "Global Solidarity: the Way to Peace and International Cooperation", will begin at Headquarters on Monday, 28 August at 10 a.m.