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UNEP/62

CYANIDE POLLUTION IN DANUBE STILL CAUSE FOR CONCERN

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L/2942/

GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE

CORRECTION

In Press Release L/2942 issued 15 February, the two statements of the representative of Lebanon on page 4 should read as follows:

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TAD/1918

UNCTAD X HOLDS ‘WORLD LEADERS' FORUM’, AS CONFERENCE BEGINS FINAL DAY IN BANGKOK

Theme Is Development Experiences, Integration Of Developing Countries and Economies in Transition into Global System

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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SG/SM/7311
OBV/130

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF UPHOLDING DIVERSITY OF LOCAL LANGUAGES

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message for International Mother Language Day, which is being observed today:

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GA/COL/3023
PI/1225

NEW WEB SITE ON DECOLONIZATION LAUNCHED 18 FEBRUARY

The Department of Public Information launched a new Web site on decolonization today. Entitled “The United Nations and Decolonization”, the site explains one of the success stories of the United Nations.

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SG/SM/7308

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERLINES ROLE OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA IN EFFORT TO REBUILD EAST TIMOR

Following is the text of today’s address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the people of Darwin, Australia:

Let me say how glad I am to be in Darwin. This is my first visit to Australia. As I am fresh off the plane from East Timor, it is fitting that Darwin should be my first port of call.

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DSG/SM/85/Rev.1*
GA/COL/3022/Rev.1*

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADDRESS AT OPENING OF SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE SESSION

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s statement to open the first meeting of the 2000 substantive session of the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples:

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L/2946

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION; APPROVES REPORT

The General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, which is elaborating a comprehensive legal framework of conventions dealing with international terrorism, concluded its fourth session this afternoon with the adoption of its report.

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TAD/1917

PRESIDENT OF ALGERIA TELLS UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT ‘NEW MAP OF WORLD’ WAS BEING DRAWN, BUT AFRICAN CONTINENT WAS MISSING

African-Developed Resources, He States, Will Contribute to Prosperity for All and Create ‘New Globalization’

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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GA/PAL/818*

UNITED NATIONS ASIAN MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE IN HANOI 1-3 MARCH