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GA/EF/2862

'CONTRADICTORY' POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PERCEIVED AS UNDERMINING EMERGING ECONOMIES

As Second Committee Continues General Debate, Speakers Express Hopes for Upcoming International Economic Meetings

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GA/9633

IMPORTANCE OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY, NEED TO ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, COUNCIL REFORM, DISCUSSED IN ASSEMBLY

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GA/SPD/161

FOURTH COMMITTEE, ACTING ON DECOLONIZATION ISSUES, APPROVES EIGHT DRAFT RESOLUTIONS AND TWO DRAFT DECISIONS

Eight draft resolutions and two draft decisions on decolonization issues were approved by the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning.

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GA/SHC/3519

VALUE OF COOPERATIVES, PROBLEMS FACING FAMILIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

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GA/9631

AGENDA ITEMS ON PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, SOUTH AFRICA, CHILDREN’S SUMMIT RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL COMMITTEE

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GA/EF/2863

DEBT RELIEF FOR POOREST NATIONS MUST NOT COMPROMISE DEVELOPMENT AID, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONSIDERS MACROECONOMIC POLICY

Members Hear Range of Views On Strategies for Relieving Indebtedness Burden

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DSG/SM/69

TRUE PARTNERSHIP NECESSARY BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SEOUL CONFERENCE

Following is the address of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the Seoul International Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations, to be delivered in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 10 October:

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GA/DIS/3139

DISARMAMENT DEBATE BEGINS 11 OCTOBER AMID GROWING CONCERN ABOUT NUCLEAR ARMS RACE, RELIANCE ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) begins its general debate on 11 October amid growing global concern about a renewed nuclear arms race and the increased reliance on nuclear weapons as a basis of security.

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SG/SM/7163
OBV/112

POVERTY ERADICATION NOT ONLY POLITICAL PRIORITY, BUT ‘SACRED DUTY’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, to be observed on 17 October:

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GA/9632

ASSEMBLY APPROVES ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION

Elects New Members to Programme and Coordination Committee Grants Observer Status to Black Sea Cooperation Organization