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SG/SM/7506
OBV/155

'LET US RESOLVE TO CONSOLIDATE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUTH ON EVERY FRONT', SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY MESSAGE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message for International Youth Day, which is celebrated on 12 August:

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SC/6907

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF SLAIN BANGLADESHI PEACEKEEPER

Following is the statement delivered to the press by Security Council President Hasamy Agam (Malaysia) on Friday, 4 August:

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AFR/260
DC/2720

SUBREGIONAL CONFERENCE ON REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA TO BE HELD IN BURUNDI, 14-16 AUGUST

Conference to be Followed by Fourteenth Ministerial Meeting of Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, 16-19 August

The Secretary-General arrived in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday evening, 29 July. He was met at the airport by the head of State of the Republic of Ghana, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings.

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GA/SM/184
OBV/153

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN EFFORTS TO BRING PEACE, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ERADICATE POVERTY

Following is the text of the message of General Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, which will be observed on 9 August:

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UNEP/74

UNEP TO HOST REGIONAL MEETINGS ON CLEANER PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, 9 - 11 AUGUST

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SC/6906

COUNCIL, EXTENDING UNAMSIL MANDATE UNTIL 8 SEPTEMBER, EXPRESSES INTENTION TO STRENGTHEN MISSION MANDATE, STRUCTURE, RESOURCES

Robust Response to Threat or Use of Force among Priority Tasks Assigned to Mission

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SG/SM/7503
AFG/117

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF TALIBAN EDICT PROHIBITING AFGHAN WOMEN FROM WORKING WITH FOREIGN AGENCIES

The following text was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/SM/7504

SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED OVER DETENTION OF BRITISH OSCE MEMBERS AND CANADIAN CITIZENS BY YUGOSLAV ARMY IN MONTENEGRO

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SC/6905

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA TO RESTORE ORDER IN WEST TIMOR REFUGEE CAMPS

Presidential Statement Urges Indonesia to Arrest Militia Extremists Attempting to Sabotage Refugee Resettlement