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SG/SM/7043
24 June 1999


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SG/SM/7043
OBV/103


SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON OCCASION OF DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE, CALLS FOR REDOUBLING 'OUR EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THIS MENACE'

19990624

International Day To Be Observed on 26 June

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

SG/SM/7042
23 June 1999


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SG/SM/7042


SECRETARY-GENERAL HOPES DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE WILL HELP INVIGORATE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

19990623 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Conference on Development, which will be delivered on his behalf in Tokyo on 24 June by the Under- Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kensaku Hogen:

ECOSOC/5825
23 June 1999


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ECOSOC/5825


ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ADOPTS PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 1999 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION -- GENEVA, 5 -30 JULY

19990623

The Economic and Social Council began its 1999 substantive session this morning by adopting its provisional agenda and programme of work for the session. The session will be held from 5 to 30 July in Geneva.

AFR/149
23 June 1999


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AFR/149
HR/4422


HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT SIERRA LEONE

19990623

Mary Robinson To Draw Attention to Plight Of Civilian Victims of Atrocities and To Support Peace Process

(Reissued as received.)

GA/COL/3010
23 June 1999


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GA/COL/3010


SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO HEAR SPEAKERS ON EAST TIMOR

19990623

The flexibility and innovation of the Indonesian Government and its leading role in finding a settlement was the spark that had made negotiations possible, a petitioner said this afternoon in the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.