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7 May 1999

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REC/45
TAD/1876

7 May 1999

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SG/SM/6983*

UNITED NATIONS CANNOT REST UNTIL ALL OF AFRICA IS AT PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN HOWARD UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

19990507 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's commencement address at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on 8 May:

7 May 1999

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AFG/92
PI/1136

7 May 1999

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ICJ/571

PROGRAMME OF HEARINGS SET AT ICJ FOR LEGALITY OF USE OF FORCE CASES OF YUGOSLAVIA VERSUS 10 STATES

19990507 Hearings Will Take Place from 10 a.m. To 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. Each Day

7 May 1999

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SC/6673

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO ESTABLISH EXPERT PANELS TO INVESTIGATE REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF MEASURES IMPOSED AGAINST UNITA

19990507 Resolution 1237 (1999), Adopted Unanimously, Also Expresses Concern at Delays in Investigations of Downings of UN Chartered Aircraft

7 May 1999

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SG/SM/6984

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON OCCASION OF WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY, CALLS FOR ALLIANCE TO MAKE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

19990507 Kofi Annan Emphasizes Need to Avoid Trap of 'Electronic Exclusion; Theme of Day in 1999, To Be Observed on 17 May, is Electronic Commerce

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day, observed on 17 May:

7 May 1999

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ECOSOC/5822

7 May 1999

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SC/6671

SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS THAT PARTIES IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA, WIDEN COMMITMENT TO UNITED NATIONS-LED PEACE PROCESS

19990507 Presidential Statement Also Calls for Separation of Forces, Halt to Activities of Armed Groups, Return of Refugees and Displaced Persons

6 May 1999

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SAG/33

ORGANIC BANANA SALES GROWING AT 30 PER CENT A YEAR, SAYS FAO

19990506 At Australia Banana Meeting, UN Agency also Raises Concern As Russia's Economic Difficulties Lead to Sharp Drop In Banana Consumption

6 May 1999

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PI/1134

DESPITE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, WORLD STILL DEPENDS ON RADIO, COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

19990506 United Nations Should Continue To Strengthen Radio-related Activities, Committee Hears