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16 October 1998

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GA/9478/

CLOSING DISCUSSION OF CAUSES OF CONFLICTS, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA, ASSEMBLY HEARS CALLS FOR ADDRESS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF CONTINENT

19981016 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9478 of 12 October, the third full paragraph on page 13, which is part of the summary of the statement by the Permanent Representative of Eritrea, HAILE MENKERIOS, should read as follows:

16 October 1998

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GA/EF/2824/

SECOND COMMITTEE BEGINS REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT, PANELLISTS DISCUSS UN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FRAMEWORK

19981016 CORRECTION

On the fifth and sixth paragraphs of page 8 of Press Release GA/EF/2824 of 14 October, substitute the following text:

16 October 1998

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PKO/78

16 October 1998

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DEV/2188
OBV/66

16 October 1998

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GA/DIS/3112

'BARBARIC' USE OF LANDMINES, PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS HIGHLIGHTED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEBATE

19981016 Benin, Citing Risks to Children, Appeals for Ottawa Convention Adherence; Some Speakers Resist Total Mine Ban, Reserving Legitimate Use in Self-Defence

16 October 1998

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GA/SHC/3476

THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT CALLS FOR ESTABLISHING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ELABORATE CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

19981016 Debate on Advancement of Women, Implementation of 1995 Beijing Conference Continues

16 October 1998

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SG/SM/6756
HR/4385

FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS RIGHT TO BE FOUGHT FOR, NOT WISH TO BE HOPED FOR, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS DURING HAROLD W. ANDERSON LECTURE

19981016 "Regardless of Frontiers: Article 19 in a World of Sovereign States" Title of Lecture Hosted by World Press Freedom Committee in Washington, D.C.

16 October 1998

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GA/9481

ASSEMBLY ELECTS THREE JUDGES TO SERVE IN NEW TRIAL CHAMBER OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

19981016 Mohammed Bennouna (Morocco), David Hunt (Australia) and Patrick Robinson (Jamaica) Elected in Four Rounds of Balloting

16 October 1998

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GA/EF/2827

16 October 1998

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SG/SM/6754

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONFIDENT THAT UNITED STATES AND UNITED NATIONS CAN FIND WAY TO MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP

19981016 In Washington Address to Empower America, Kofi Annan Says UN Offers Crucial Comparative Advantages to Member States