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L/2953

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHARTER CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

Members Hear Statements by Iraq, Bulgaria

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DEV/2241

UNITED NATIONS WORLD YOUTH AWARDS GIVEN TO AFRICAN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, 10 April (DESA) -- The Youth Unit of the Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), presented the United Nations World Youth Awards to 14 African youth organizations today at the opening of the first session of the African Youth Forum at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis-Ababa.

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GA/9706

SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, PEACEKEEPING FINANCE AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 22 FIFTH COMMITTEE TEXTS

The General Assembly adopted 9 resolutions and 13 decisions recommended to it by its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon.

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SG/SM/7354

SECRETARY-GENERAL, RECEIVING HONORARY CITIZENSHIP OF FLORENCE, PRAISES CITY’S BEAUTY, CULTURE, COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving honorary citizenship of the city of Florence, Italy, on 9 April:

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SC/6840

NO REASON FOR OPTIMISM ABOUT EARLY CEASEFIRE IN AFGHANISTAN SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD DURING OPEN BRIEFING

It was not possible to be optimistic about an early ceasefire between the warring factions in Afghanistan, John Renninger, Officer-in-Charge of the Asia and Pacific Division of the Department of Political Affairs, told the Security Council this morning, as it held an open briefing on the situation in that country.

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VIENNA CRIME CONGRESS VIDEO-CONFERENCE CAN BE SEEN 13 APRIL IN DAG HAMMARSKJOLD AUDITORIUM

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SOC/4542

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL SUMMIT SPECIAL SESSION HEARS PROGRESS REPORTS ON WORKING GROUP NEGOTIATIONS

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SC/6841

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REITERATES GRAVE CONCERN AT AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT, CONDEMNS TALIBAN FOR NEW OFFENSIVES

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POP/768

UN POPULATION FUND WELCOMES UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION GRANTS

NEW YORK, 7 April (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today welcomed grants from the United Nations Foundation, which will help improve the lives of women and girls in Bangladesh and Honduras, and provide for HIV/AIDS prevention in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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DSG/SM/92
SOC/CP/215

NO COUNTRY ALONE CAN COPE WITH GROWTH OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VIENNA CRIME CONGRESS

Following is the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to be delivered to the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, which opens in Vienna on 10 April: