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Press Release
GA/9608

QUESTIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY, HUMAN RIGHTS RAISED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS

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GA/SM/100

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS GERMANY ‘TRUSTED FRIEND’ OF AFRICA AT ANNUAL DINNER HOSTED BY GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER

Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) at a dinner held in his honour hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joschka Fischer, in New York on 23 September:

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SG/SM/7144/
AFG/108/

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ‘SIX PLUS TWO’ GROUP ON AFGHANISTAN ADDENDUM

The Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan expressed his Government’s reservations regarding some elements contained in Press Release SG/SM/7144- AFG/108 dated 23 September 1999, “High-level Meeting of ‘Six plus Two’ Group on Afghanistan”, which he does not regard as necessarily reflecting the views of his Government.

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GA/9606

QUESTIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY, THE STATE SYSTEM, THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION RAISED BY GENERAL DEBATE SPEAKERS

The United Nations could not assume that it would survive intact by clinging to structures and processes conceived in 1945, S. Jayakumar, Foreign Minister of Singapore, told the General Assembly as it continued its General Debate this morning. While it was clear that it must now change, less clear was how it should change.

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HR/CN/977

IN EAST TIMOR; ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY

Session to Continue after Members Have Opportunity to Review Revised Text of Draft Resolution

(Reissued as Received.)

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SG/SM/7147
SAG/57

IN ADDRESS TO IMF-WORLD BANK SEMINAR, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR WORLD ECONOMY TO GENERATE 2 BILLION JOBS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank Seminar, which will be delivered tomorrow evening in Washington, D.C.:

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HR/CN/975

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS SPECIAL SESSION ON EAST TIMOR

Human Rights Violations Condemned; Legitimacy of Session Questioned; Call Made for Commission of Inquiry

(Reissued as received.)

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SG/SM/7145
SC/6733

ADDRESSING THE SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST REVERSE GLOBAL PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS

Following is the text of the Secretary-General’s statement today to the Security Council meeting on small arms:

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GA/9607

ASSEMBLY CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE

Press Release
SC/6732

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL TO CONSIDER ISSUE OF SMALL ARMS

Presidential Statement Calls for Effective Implementation of Arms Embargoes Imposed by Council

The Security Council this morning, at a ministerial-level meeting held to discuss the question of small arms, called for effective implementation of arms embargoes imposed by Council resolutions.