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SC/6873
9 June 2000


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SC/6873


SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING BY HEAD OF UN INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO

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The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) would need a significant number of years to complete its job, Bernard Kouchner, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of UNMIK told the Security Council this morning.

GA/SM/172
9 June 2000


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GA/SM/172
WOM/1213


GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ‘WOMEN 2000’; CONGRATULATES DELEGATES FOR ‘JOB WELL DONE’

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Following is the text of the closing statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), to the Assembly’s twenty-third special session “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century”, on 9 June:

SG/SM/7445
9 June 2000


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SG/SM/7445


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON STANFORD CLASS OF 2000 TO CHOOSE LIFE OF ACTIVISM AND ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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Kofi Annan Says 'The World Needs You To Take the Lead in Safeguarding the Global Environment’

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s commencement address at Stanford University, which will be delivered on 11 June in Stanford, California:

SG/SM/7439
9 June 2000


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SG/SM/7439


KOFI ANNAN CALLS FOR SHARED VALUES OF FREEDOM, TOLERANCE AND NON- VIOLENCE IN ADDRESS TO ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

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Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address this evening to the seventeenth National Convention of the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee in Arlington, Virginia:

It gives me great pleasure to be here for your annual convention and to salute the important work you are doing.

L/2956
9 June 2000


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L/2956


PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TO BEGIN THREE-WEEK SESSION ON MONDAY, 12 JUNE

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The Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin a three-week session on Monday, 12 June, to meet the mandated deadline of 30 June for finalization of the operational details of the Statute necessary for the eventual functioning of the Court.