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SG/SM/6838
14 December 1998


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SG/SM/6838


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF VINCENT COCHETEL

19981214 The following statement was issued on Saturday, 12 December, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SG/SM/6836
11 December 1998


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SG/SM/6836
IK/262


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPROVES REVISED DISTRIBUTION PLAN SUBMITTED BY GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ

19981211 Total Allocation for Humanitarian Programme Is $2.746 Billion With $1.056 Billion Earmarked for Food

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

SG/SM/6834
11 December 1998


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SG/SM/6834
PI/1107


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SPARE NO EFFORT TO MEET CHALLENGE OF YEAR 2000 ISSUE

19981211 In Remarks to Informatics Working Group, Kofi Annan Calls Y2K Unique Problem Created by Very Young Industry

Following are remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the meeting of the Working Group on Informatics devoted to the Year 2000 Issue, in New York today:

GA/9535
11 December 1998


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GA/9535


GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS SECOND DAY OF MEETINGS TO COMMEMORATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981211

As the General Assembly began a second day of meetings to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the representative of Hungary said speakers during the debate had each highlighted their attachment to the values enshrined in the 1948 Declaration.