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GA/PAL/827

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PALESTINE REFUGEES TO CONVENE AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS, PARIS, 26 AND 27 APRIL

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L/2955

WITH DAY TO SPARE, CHARTER COMMITTEE FINALIZES REPORT TO ASSEMBLY

Delegations Maintain Focus on Charter Provisions On Assistance to Sanctions-Impacted Third States

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DSG/SM/93

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO 2000 MODEL UNITED NATIONS, DESCRIBES NEED TO ENSURE GLOBALIZATION MEETS PEOPLE’S NEEDS

Following is the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the 2000 National Model United Nations, delivered in New York on 18 April:

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SG/SM/7364
SC/6848

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT, REVIEWS PAST PROGRESS, RECOMMENDS FUTURE APPROACHES

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict:

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SAG/74

‘A HUMAN TRAGEDY LOOMS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA’, FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL WARNS

ROME, 18 April (FAO) -- The Horn of Africa needs urgent and adequate food assistance to stave off famine and mass starvation threatening some 16 million people, more than half of the population of Ethiopia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today in a Special Alert released by its Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS).

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L/2954

CHARTER COMMITTEE NEARS FINAL APPROVAL OF REPORT TO ASSEMBLY

Among Questions Highlighted at Morning Session: Assistance to Third States Affected by Security Council Sanctions

The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization approved the bulk of its report to the General Assembly this morning.

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SOC/CP/230

CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF TENTH UNITED NATIONS CRIME CONGRESS MAIN AGENDA ITEM AT VIENNA MEETING 18-20 APRIL

Commission Discusses International Convention Against Transnational Crime, Recommendations of Tenth UN Crime Congress

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SC/6847

SECURITY COUNCIL MOVES TO ENHANCE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT

With Unanimous Adoption of Resolution 1296 (2000), Members Extend Concern to Cover Women, Children, Other Vulnerable Groups

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PI/1237
SOC/4546

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AT UN HEADQUARTERS 3-14 APRIL INDICATE WILLINGNESS TO ADDRESS GLOBALIZATION’S MOST COMPLEX ISSUES

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SC/6846

SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES TO TIGHTEN SANCTIONS AGAINST UNITA, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1295 (2000)

Acting under the enforcement provisions of the Charter (Chapter VII), the Security Council this afternoon unanimously voted to tighten its sanctions against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and undertook to consider additional measures -- use of armed force not included -- to make them more effective.