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GA/EF/2866

WORLD’S RESPONSE TO PROBLEMS OF POOREST “MORE RHETORICAL THAN REAL”, SECOND COMMITTEE HEARS AS IT REVIEWS PROGRESS DURING DECADE

Developing Countries Acknowledge Primary Responsibility, While Developed World Is urged to Honour Past Commitments

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GA/SPD/162/

FOURTH COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ISRAELI PRACTICES

CORRECTION

On page 9 of Press Release GA/SPD/162 of 11 October, the name of the representative of the United Arab Emirates should read: ALI AL-HOSANI.

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SG/SM/7169
POP/740

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS SARAJEVO HOSPITAL TO GREET SYMBOLIC SIX BILLIONTH WORLD CITIZEN

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

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DSG/SM/70

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES PANEL ON HUMAN SECURITY MARKING TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Following is the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to a high-level panel discussion on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Vienna International Centre (VIC), which took place in Vienna on 9 October:

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GA/SHC/3522

CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMIC SITUATION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS WOMEN, SPEAKERS TELL THIRD COMMITTEE

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ORG/1291

STAFF COMMITTEE PRESIDENT DEPLORES “VICIOUS KILLINGS” OF UN STAFF

Says United Nations and Agencies Not Doing Enough To Protect Personnel

The following is the text of a statement issued by the President of the United Nations Staff Committee, Mehri Madarshahi, upon learning of the killings of United Nations staff in Kosovo and Burundi:

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SG/SM/7172

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SARAJEVO CHILDREN'S HOME, SAYS CHILD WAR VICTIMS REMINDER OF RESPONSIBILITY TO 'THE FUTURE, TO PEACE AND TO JUSTICE'

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

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GA/EF/2867

GOOD GOVERANCE, BALANCE OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND SOCIAL PROTECITON CALLED FOR IN ONGOING FIGHT TO WIPE OUT POVERTY

Participation Of Poorest In Their Own Development Seen As One Key To Meeting Poverty-Eradication Goals

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HAB/159

AS WORLD’S POPULATION REACHES 6 BILLION 3 BILLION WILL LIVE IN TOWNS AND CITIES

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SG/SM/7170
POP/741

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SARAJEVO ‘DAY OF SIX BILLION’ CEREMONY, CALLS SYMBOLIC BIRTH MILESTONE OF HOPE FOR HUMANITY

It is a very special honour for me to mark the Day of Six Billion in the city of Sarajevo. I can think of few peoples with whom I would rather commemorate this milestone of hope for humanity.