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6 July 1999

Press Release
ECOSOC/5830

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ARE NO LONGER OPTIONAL BUT BINDING OBLIGATION

19990706 Special Meeting of Economic and Social Council Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

(Reissued as received.)

6 July 1999

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SG/2055
TAD/1882

6 July 1999

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SG/SM/7062/Rev.1*

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND LEADERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT GENEVA ON 5 JULY

19990706

* Revised to incorporate translation from the French part of the press conference.

6 July 1999

Press Release
ECOSOC/5827

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ERADICATION OF POVERTY IS AMBITIOUS BUT ACHIEVABLE GOAL

19990706 Opening Council Session, Kofi Annan Calls for Balanced World Growth, Increases in Aid, Debt Relief; High-Level Debate on World Economy Begins

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6 July 1999

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GA/COL/3016

DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON TEXT RELATED TO PUERTO RICO

19990706 Text Adopted by Vote of 12-0-5 (Chile, India, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation and Venezuela); Petitioners on Puerto Rico Heard

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7060

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DECADE FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION: DESPITE DEDICATED EFFORTS, NUMBER AND COST OF NATURAL DISASTERS CONTINUE TO RISE

19990706 Following are remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the closing of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, delivered at the International Conference Centre of Geneva on 5 July:

6 July 1999

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ECOSOC/5832

ECOSOC PANEL DISCUSSES EMPLOYMENT-ORIENTED GROWTH AND ITS IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION AND GENDER EQUALITY

19990706 Speakers Emphasize Disproportionate Burden of Poverty on Women, Importance of Democracy and Full Participation in Society by the Poor

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6 July 1999

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SG/SM/7058
ECOSOC/5828

KOFI ANNAN OUTLINES PRIORITIES TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO ERADICATE POVERTY

19990706 Following is the opening address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Economic and Social Council delivered at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 5 July:

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7062

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND LEADERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT GENEVA ON 5 JULY

19990706

6 July 1999

Press Release
ECOSOC/5829

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL DISCUSSES FOREIGN DEBT AND NATURE OF POVERTY

19990706 Proposes Solutions for Problems at Macro and Micro Economic Levels

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