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ECO/11
TAD/1895

NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF WTO CALLS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO COLLECTIVELY PRESS FOR POSITIVE TRADE AGENDA

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SG/A/701

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS TOM KOENIGS OF GERMANY TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE POST WITH UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN KOSOVO

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SEA/1639

SEABED COUNCIL AGREES ON THREE RULES FOR LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION

(Received from International Seabed Authority)

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IHA/686
POP/737

UN POPULATION FUND SENDS EMERGENCY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES TO TURKEY'S EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

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SG/SM/7107

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PEOPLES OF AFRICA CANNOT CONTINUE TO PAY EXORBITANT COSTS OF THE CONFLICTS RAGING IN AND AMONG THEIR COUNTRIES

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SG/SM/7106

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO DEVASTATION CAUSED BY EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY

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

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SC/6714

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS IN SIERRA LEONE; MORE MILITARY PERSONNEL TO JOIN STRENGTHENED OBSERVER MISSION

Resolution 1260 (1999), Adopted Unanimously, Urges Peace and National Reconciliation, Stressing Need for Accountability and Respect for Human Rights

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SEA/1637

SEABED COUNCIL RECEIVES PROPOSAL TO COLLECT ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 19 August -- A proposal to identify gaps in knowledge about the environmental impact of deep-seabed mining, and to draw up a plan for gathering such data, was placed this morning before the Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston.

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SEA/1636

SEABED COUNCIL CONTINUES WORK ON RULES FOR LEGAL AND TECHNICAL COMMISSION

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 18 August -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston this afternoon, continued discussion of draft rules of procedure of its Legal and Technical Commission, taking up several contentious points relating to amendments proposed earlier.

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SC/6713

SECURITY COUNCIL, THROUGH PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, WELCOMES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL AGREEMENT IN TAJIKISTAN

Security Council Extends Deep Sympathy to Turkey's Government and People for Great Tragedy Resulting from Major Earthquake