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GA/DIS/3143

TWENTIETH CENTURY WARS DASHED HOPES OF MANY FOR GROWTH, PROSPERITY, OBSERVER OF HOLY SEE TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE

Ten More Speakers in Committee’s General Debate Address Issues of Prevention Strategies, Illicit Small Arms Traffic

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GA/SM/108
AFR/183

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT LEARNS WITH DEEP SADNESS OF PASSING OF JULIUS K. NYERERE, FIRST PRESIDENT OF UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

The following message was issued today by Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), President of the General Assembly:

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SG/SM/7178
AFR/182

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUCCESSFUL HOLDING OF FIRST FULL MEETING OF JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION IN KAMPALA

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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GA/SHC/3526

THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT ON POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES INVOLVING YOUTH

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SG/SM/7176

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING UNITED NATIONS MISSION STAFF IN PRISTINA, OUTLINES CHALLENGES AHEAD IN REBUILDING KOSOVO INSTITUTIONS

Following are the remarks addressed to United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) staff in Pristina on 13 October, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/T/2204

THE SECRETARY GENERAL, IN TWO-DAY STOPOVER IN SARAJEVO, CONFERS WITH LOCAL LEADERS, UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

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GA/DIS/3144

TEST-BAN REJECTION BY UNITED STATES PROMPTS DISTRESS, ALARM, BOLIVIA TELLS DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

In Continuing General Debate, Speakers Also Address Missile Defence Systems, Use of Force Disguised as ‘Humanitarian Imperative’

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HR/CT/543

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 18 OCTOBER TO 5 NOVEMBER

Experts to Examine Reports of Norway, Morocco, Republic Of Korea, Macau, Cameroon and Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong

(Reissued as received.)

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SG/SM/7179
AFR/184

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE JULIUS NYERERE, ‘ONE OF THE GIANTS’ OF AFRICAN LIBERATION

Following are the remarks made this morning by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the death of Julius Nyerere, founder-President of the United Republic of Tanzania:

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DSG/SM/71
GA/9636

ACTION TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF STAFF ASKED OF MEMBER STATES, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Following is the text of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette today to the General Assembly on staff security: