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SG/SM/7221
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7221


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116 ADVANCE RELEASE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

SG/SM/7219
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7219


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MOBILE INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE, SAYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MUST BE PARTNER IN STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the conference on “Towards a Mobile Information Society” being held in New York, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, Iqbal Riza, on 15 November:

POP/747
16 November 1999


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POP/747


UN POPULATION FUND DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY HOME DELIVERY KITS IN EAST TIMOR

19991116

NEW YORK, 16 November (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is distributing emergency home delivery kits to mothers in East Timor, where representatives say there is little or no maternity care currently available. The Fund is also providing delivery supplies to local clinics and hospitals.

SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

GA/L/3137
16 November 1999


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GA/L/3137


LEGAL COMMITTEE APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORK OF CHARTER COMMITTEE; CONTINUES DEBATE ON MEASURES TO COMBAT TERRORISM

19991116

A draft resolution on the future work of the Special Committee on the United Nations Charter, approved this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal), would envisage a shorter than usual session for the Charter Committee.