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GA/9730

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES DEBATE ON POVERTY ERADICATION

Speakers Stress Need to Ensure Globalization Benefits All

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GA/9723/

SAD AND SOBERING REALITY THAT WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE DEPRIVED OF BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION TOLD

CORRECTION

On page 4 of Press Release GA/9723 issued 8 June, the first paragraph of the statement of Poland should read as follows:

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WOM/1232

MOLDOVA RESPONDS TO EXPERTS’ QUESTIONS IN WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

Moldova’s political will to move into a democratic, free market society with a social orientation should not be undertaken without the input of women, nor should it have detrimental effects on women’s rights or equality, the Vice- Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women told representatives of that country this morning.

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DC/2716

FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED DURING DISARMAMENT COMMISSION DEBATE

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SC/6882

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EAST TIMOR

The Secretary-General's Special Representative for East Timor, Sergio Vieira de Mello, told the Security Council today that he expected elections for a constituent assembly to be held in the second half of next year.

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GA/9729

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION CONTINUES, AS HEADS OF STATE, HIGH-LEVEL MINISTERS DISCUSS INITIATIVES FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Further Efforts Recommended to Spread Benefits of Globalization

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GA/SM/179

ADDRESSING SPECIAL SESSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

CALLS FOR globalization with head, heart and human face

Following is the text of the statement delivered today in Geneva by Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), President of the General Assembly, to the special session “World Summit for Social Development and Beyond: Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World”:

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SG/SM/7464

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE NOT SEPARATE CONCEPTS

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly special session “World Summit for Social Development and Beyond: Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World” in Geneva on 26 June:

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DSG/SM/98/Rev.1*

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES PARTNERSHIP TO MEET DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN STATEMENT TO PARIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT FORUM

Following is the statement of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum 2000 panel on "Partnership for the Twenty-first Century" in Paris on 26 June:

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SG/A/736
PKO/91

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEAN-MARIE GUÉHENNO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Jean-Marie Guéhenno of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, effective 1 October.