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SG/SM/7248

SECRETARY-GENERAL THANKS CANADA FOR SUSTAINED SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS, WITH ‘VISION AND PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING’ OF GLOBAL MISSION

Montreal Speech Lauds Role in Peacekeeping, Food Security, Other Issues; Notes Initiative on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

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DC/2674

STATES PARTIES TO LANDMINES PROTOCOL TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TO HOLD FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, GENEVA, 15 TO 17 DECEMBER

(Reissued as received)

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HR/4446

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO WOMEN’S CONVENTION TO BE OPENED FOR SIGNATURE

Secretary-General to Speak at Panel Discussion Following Signing Ceremony on 10 December

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SG/SM/7249

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ‘GLOBAL PEOPLE-POWER’ BEST THING FOR UNITED NATIONS IN LONG TIME, NEEDING RESPONSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVIL SOCIETY

Montréal Speech Notes Fear, Unease over ‘Globalization’, Shown At WTO Meeting in Seattle; Challenge is to Address Concerns of Protestors

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GA/EF/2903

SECOND COMMITTEE CALLS FOR STEPS TO COMBAT CORRUPT PRACTICES, BRIBERY; APPEALS FOR RESOURCES FOR HABITAT II IMPLEMENTATION

Defers Action on Poverty Eradication Decade

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SG/SM/7248/Rev.1*

SECRETARY-GENERAL THANKS CANADA FOR SUSTAINED SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS, WITH ‘VISION AND PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING’ OF GLOBAL MISSION

Montreal Speech Lauds Role in Peacekeeping, Food Security, Other Issues; Notes Initiative on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

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GA/9678

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONVENE SEPTEMBER 2001 SPECIAL SESSION TO REVIEW ACHIEVEMENT OF 1990 WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN GOALS

Also Discusses Return, Restitution of Cultural Property; United Nations Cooperation with Organization of African Unity

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SG/SM/7247

CONFRONTING HIV/AIDS ‘A POINT OF HONOUR, NOT A SOURCE OF SHAME’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PARTNERS AGAINST AIDS IN AFRICA

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting on international partnerships against HIV/AIDS in Africa, delivered on 6 December:

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GA/AB/3348

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING OF UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION IN KOSOVO

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GA/9676

ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR AGREEMENT ON RELATIONSHIP WITH CTBT PREPARATORY COMMISSION ALSO MANDATES APPOINTMENT OF MULTILINGUALISM COORDINATOR FOR SECRETARIAT

The General Assembly this morning called for an agreement to be drafted to regulate the relationship between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the organization that will eventually monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).