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SEA/1687

SECRETARY-GENERAL SATYA N. NANDAN REPORTS TO SEABED ASSEMBLY

(Received from International Seabed Authority.)

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DSG/SM/99
ECOSOC/5894

CONNECTIVITY, CAPACITY, CONTENT -- KEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES FACED BY DEVELOPING WORLD, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s address today at Headquarters at the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council on Information and Communication Technologies and Development:

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IHA/710

GENEVA MEETING CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN PEACE PROCESS IN REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

GENEVA, 4 July (OCHA) -- Against the background of a promising peace process in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), an international meeting will be convened in Geneva on 6 July to call for immediate support to the transition process and to the restoration of security and stability in the country.

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SG/SM/7480

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAMP DAVID SUMMIT BETWEEN ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER AND CHAIRMAN YASSER ARAFAT

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

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GA/COL/3030

SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE ACTS ON THREE TEXTS; HEARS SPEAKERS ON QUESTION OF GIBRALTAR

The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples took action on three draft resolutions this morning as it held the fifth meeting of its resumed annual session.

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SEA/1686

SEABED COUNCIL FILLS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION SEAT

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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ECOSOC/5893

UNITED STATES TREASURY SECRETARY TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GREATEST CHALLENGE FACING HUMANITY

Council Opens 2000 Session, High-level Segment, With Focus on Role of Information Technology in Global Economy

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SC/6886

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO IMPOSE PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF ROUGH DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE

Resolution 1306 (2000) Adopted by Vote of 14-0-1 (Mali)

Acting under the provisions set out in Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council this evening decided that all States shall prohibit the direct or indirect import of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone.

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DSG/SM/100
HR/4482

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS ON SIGNATURE BY UNITED STATES PRESIDENT OF OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS TO CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF CHILD

Following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette on the signature by President William Clinton of the United States of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child:

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GA/COL/3031

SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP EAST TIMOR AND WESTERN SAHARA

To achieve a successful transition to East Timorese independence, it would be useful for all parties concerned to set a date for elections and independence, the representative of Portugal said this afternoon as the Special Committee on Decolonization heard petitioners on the question of East Timor.