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GA/L/3106

UNCITRAL HAILED IN SIXTH COMMITTEE FOR PROGRESS ON KEY TRADE LAW TEXTS SLATED FOR ADOPTION NEXT YEAR

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) took up the annual report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), speakers this morning all pointed to the significant progress made in the Commission’s work on three key legal texts that are expected to be finalized during the next UNCITRAL session, in June 2000.

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SG/2061

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO WELCOME 6 BILLIONTH WORLD CITIZEN

Secretary-General Kofi Annan will welcome “Baby 6 billion” on 12 October, the day the United Nations has chosen, based on expert projections, to mark this unprecedented population milestone. At a ceremony in Sarajevo's Kosovo Hospital, the Secretary-General will greet a newborn baby symbolically designated as the 6 billionth world citizen.

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SG/SM/7168

UN BOSNIA EXPERIENCE ONE OF MOST 'DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL' IN ITS HISTORY SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEMORIAL CEREMONY IN SARAJEVO

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Bosnia and Herzegovina memorial ceremony in Sarajevo on 11 October:

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DC/2665

UNITED NATIONS MESSENGER OF PEACE MICHAEL DOUGLAS TO VISIT WEAPONS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GRAMSH, ALBANIA

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GA/DIS/3140

WAR MUST NOT BE ACCEPTED AS HALLMARK OF NATURAL HUMAN CONDITION DISARMAMENT UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIRST COMMITTEE

Committee Begins General Debate, Hearing 10 Speakers

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PI/1186
SOC/4517

EFFORTS TO REMOVE ROADBLOCKS TO SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GAIN SUPPORT IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE

Pivotal Role Emphasized for Special Session on Social Summit Follow-up

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SG/SM/7166

ALL CAN HELP ‘WITH A CLICK OF THE MOUSE’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NETAID EVENT IN GENEVA

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the “Moment of Unity” NetAid event in Geneva on 9 October.

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ENV/DEV/525

TALKS SCHEDULED IN BONN TO BUILD GLOBAL CONSENSUS FOR POST-2000 ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

BONN, 11 October (United Nations Information Service) -- International efforts to tackle the problem of global climate change will continue at a major United Nations conference in Bonn, Germany, from 25 October to 5 November. Some 5,000 participants from 150 countries are expected to attend.

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GA/SHC/3521

THIRD COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ISSUES ON ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

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SG/SM/7164

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION EXHIBITION AND FORUM

Following is the text of the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Telecom '99, The Eighth World Telecommunication Exhibition and Forum, at Geneva on 9 October: