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SG/A/702
ICEF/1844

SECRETARY-GENERAL REAPPOINTS CAROL BELLAMY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND

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

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reappointed Carol Bellamy, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to a second five-year term as head of the agency.

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HR/4431

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENANT ON CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS ELECT LOUIS HENKIN OF UNITED STATES TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

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SG/SM/7130

‘PEACE IS IN OUR HANDS’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HEADQUARTERS PEACE BELL CEREMONY

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon ringing the Peace Bell at a Headquarters ceremony on 14 September:

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GA/SM/91

IN CLOSING STATEMENT, FIFTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BOTH PROGRESS AND WORK REMAINING TO BE DONE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Following is the text of the closing statement by the President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), at the last meeting of the session:

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SC/6724

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS 52 SPEAKERS IN OPEN DEBATE ON SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR

Many Speakers Stress Need for International Force for East Timor; Indonesia Says It Does Not Support Such a Course at Current Stage

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SG/SM/7127
SC/6725

KOFI ANNAN SAYS TIME HAS COME FOR INDONESIA TO SEEK INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S HELP TO BRING ORDER AND SECURITY TO EAST TIMOR

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the Security Council on the situation in East Timor, which he delivered on 11 September:

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AFG/106
SOC/NAR/810

120 PER CENT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION OF RAW OPIUM IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 1999

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PI/1171

STUDENTS TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AT HEADQUARTERS, 14 SEPTEMBER

The Department of Public Information, in association with the Peace Day Committee, Jubillenium and the Stars Foundation for Children, will celebrate the International Day of Peace with two special events on 14 September.

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SG/SM/7125

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO ‘LEARNING NEVER ENDS’ COLLOQUIUM, CALLS EDUCATION INVESTMENT WHICH YIELDS HIGHEST PROFIT

Following is the text of the address delivered today in New York by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the “Learning Never Ends” Colloquium:

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GA/9589
REC/79

ESCAP TOKYO HEARING URGES HOLISTIC UNITED NATIONS FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY