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SAG/28
FAO REPORT FORECASTS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD OUTLOOK FOR MUCH OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
19990422Also Warns War, Civil Strife Threaten Agricultural Production in Angola, Somalia, Great Lakes Region, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau
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HR/4408
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION FROM 26 APRIL TO 14 MAY
19990422 Background Release Committee Scheduled to Consider Reports From Iceland, Solomon Islands, Denmark, Ireland and Tunisia(Reissued as received.)
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HR/CN/929
REFUGEE FLOWS FROM KOSOVO INCREASING, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS
19990422 Commission on Human Rights Hears Update on Kosovo, Completes Debate on Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation Programmes(Reissued as received.)
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SG/SM/6963
SECRETARY-GENERAL AGREES TO RELIEVE SPECIAL ADVISER OF RESPONSIBILITIES WITH REGARD TO CYPRUS
19990422 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
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REC/39
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ENV/DEV/506
COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT, WITH DEBATE FOCUSED ON OCEANS AND SEAS
19990422 Solomon Islands Calls on Commission to Condemn Illegal Fishing; Threats From Land-based Pollution, Coastal Development Also Discussed
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HR/CN/927
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE, NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPORT
19990422(Reissued as received.)
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L/2922
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHARTER CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
19990422Continuing the examination of its draft final report to the General Assembly, the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization this afternoon adopted a number of sections dealing with issues such as maintenance of international peace and security, among others.
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SG/SM/6965
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ENCOURAGING NEWS OUT OF BELGRADE
19990422 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:The news out of Belgrade is encouraging.
The Secretary-General eagerly awaits the details of what was agreed today in Belgrade between Russian envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.