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27 October 1998

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GA/DIS/3121

DRAFT RESOLUTION AIMING FOR 'NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD' INTRODUCED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

19981027 Nuclear-Weapon States Say Text Fails to Recognize Disarmament Progress; Chemical Weapons, Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Among Six Other Texts Introduced

27 October 1998

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PI/1088

COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TAKES UP DEVELOPMENT OF UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING CAPACITY

19981027 Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Introduces Secretary-General's Report, Committee Resumes Twentieth Session

27 October 1998

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TAD/1860

UNCTAD BOARD BUILDS CONSENSUS ON MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL CRISES,

19981027

(Reissued as received.)

27 October 1998

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GA/9487

WORLD COURT MUST HAVE RESOURCES TO MEET DEMANDS OF INCREASING WORKLOAD INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE PRESIDENT TELLS ASSEMBLY

19981027 Reviewing Implementation of New Agenda for African Development in 1990s European Union Pledges Greater Market Access to Least Developed States by 2000

27 October 1998

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GA/SHC/3487

RACISM OFTEN FORCE BEHIND TERRORISM, GENOCIDE, ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD

19981027 Right of Self-Determination Also Major Concern of Speakers

27 October 1998

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SG/SM/6774

UN NEEDS SUPPORT, STRENGTH, INITIATIVE, LEADERSHIP OF UNITED STATES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FORTIETH BALL OF UNA/USA

19981027 American People Want Their Leaders To Give UN That Support 'on Time and without Conditions', Kofi Annan Stresses

Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the fortieth ball of the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA/USA), in New York today:

27 October 1998

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GA/L/3082

27 October 1998

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POP/684

UN RELEASES 1998 WORLD POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS

19981027 World Population Expected to Reach 6 Billion in 1999 And Likely to Approach 9 Billion by 2050, But Fertility is Declining Globally

26 October 1998

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GA/DIS/3120

26 October 1998

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GA/SPD/141