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GA/SM/101
ENV/DEV/520

JOINT ACTION TO OPEN NEW VISTAS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND STATES CALLED FOR BY SPECIAL SESSION PRESIDENT

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SG/SM/7149
ENV/DEV/521

SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES NEED STRONGER PARTNERSHIP, EVEN MORE HELP, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

Following is the text of the address today of the Secretary-General to the special session of the General Assembly on the sustainable development of small island developing States:

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GA/9612
ENV/DEV/522

THIRTY SPEAKERS ADDRESS SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF BARBADOS PROGRAMME OF ACTION

Thirty speakers addressed the General Assembly this afternoon as it continued its two-day special session to review progress achieved in implementing the Programme of Action adopted at the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (Barbados, 1994).

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IK/280

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION GOVERNING COUNCIL TO HOLD THIRTY-THIRD SESSION FROM 28 - 30 SEPTEMBER

GENEVA, 27 September (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its thirty-third session from 28 to 30 September under the Presidency of Ambassador Hans J. Heinemann (Netherlands).

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DC/2661

CONFERENCE ON FACILITATING ENTRY INTO FORCE OF COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY TO BE HELD AT VIENNA

(Reissued as received.)

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SPECIAL SESSION OF COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON EAST TIMOR

Requests Secretary-General to Create International Commission of Inquiry; Indonesia, Others Opposed in Roll-Call Vote

(Reissued as received.)

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SG/SM/7150
OBV/109

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TODAY'S OLDER PERSON ARE PIONEERS, LED INITIATIVES DURING INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October:

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GA/L/3105

SIXTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES ELECTION OF OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

The Sixth Committee (Legal), at an organizational meeting this morning, elected its Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur, and adopted a programme of work for the current session of the General Assembly.

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PKO/82

MONGOLIA JOINS STANDBY ARRANGEMENTS FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Mongolia today became the twenty-eighth country to sign a memorandum of understanding on the standby arrangements for the United Nations peacekeeping operations.

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GA/9609

THE EFFECTS OF SANCTIONS WIDELY DISCUSSED BY SPEAKERS AT AFTERNOON MEETING OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A thorough study of the short- and long-term effects of sanctions, especially on innocent victims, should be undertaken, Bonaya Adhi Godana, the Foreign Minister of Kenya, stressed this afternoon as he addressed the General Assembly at the continuation of its general debate.