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SG/SM/7372

JOINT MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNESCO, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, TO MARK WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, 3 MAY 2000

Following is the joint message to mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2000, from Secretary-General Kofi Annan, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Koichiro Matsuura, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson:

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DC/2701

AFRICAN SPEAKERS IN CONCERTED ASSAULT AGAINST FAILURE OF NUCLEAR POWERS TO HONOUR 1995 COMMITMENTS

Ghana Calls for ‘New, Rather Than Renewed’ Disarmament Agenda

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SC/6850

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL, DESCRIBES MONTH OF ‘STEADY PROGRESS’ IN EAST TIMOR

Steady progress had been made in East Timor over the past month, with security on the border with the Indonesian province of West Timor remaining generally stable, and even improving, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hedi Annabi, told the Security Council at an open briefing this morning.

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PI/1240

26 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OBTAIN ASSOCIATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

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DC/2699

REDUCTION, INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON TACTICAL NUCLEAR ARMS SEEN BY NORWAY AS CONFIDENCE-BUILDING STEP

As NPT Review Conference Ends Third Day, Speakers Also Stress Importance of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

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IHA/704

OCHA RELEASES NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS FOR ANGOLA

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ENV/DEV/543

PREPARING GROUND FOR ‘RIO+10’ REVIEW, DELEGATES PONDER BARRIERS TO FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF 1992 COMMITMENTS

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DSG/SM/94

ADDRESSING COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL WEIGHS PAST GAINS, PERSISTENT PROBLEMS

Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at the opening of the high-level segment of the eighth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development:

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SG/SM/7368

SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST, 27 APRIL-9 MAY

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

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DC/2698

NPT ‘NOT THE IDEAL NON-DISCRIMINATORY DOCUMENT HOPED FOR’, SYRIA ASSERTS AS REVIEW CONFERENCE CONTINUES

Speakers Urge India, Pakistan, Cuba, Israel to Accede; Assail Provision of Advanced Nuclear Technology to Israel