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SG/SM/7476
30 June 2000


Press Release
SG/SM/7476


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPALLED BY AMBUSH OF JORDANIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN SIERRA LEONE

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

The Secretary-General is appalled to learn that United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) troops from the Jordanian contingent were ambushed today near Mile 91, in an attack which left one peacekeeper dead and four wounded.

GA/9736
30 June 2000


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GA/9736


GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION URGED TO SPREAD WEALTH OF NEW ECONOMIES

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GENEVA, 30 June (UN Information Service) -- Delegates and ministers from around the world said this morning it was imperative that the developing and developed nations improve cooperation and coordination to ensure the riches of the new global economy were spread throughout all regions.

SC/6885
30 June 2000


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SC/6885


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JULY

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In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for July:

Security Council

M. Patricia Durrant (Jamaica) succeeds Jean-David Levitte (France) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee