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20 October 1998

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GA/EF/2829

INTEGRATION OF ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION INTO WORLD ECONOMY OFTEN LEADS TO HEIGHTENED POVERTY, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

19981020 Texts Introduced on Business and Development, Industrial Development Cooperation, Operational Activities for Development

20 October 1998

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GA/SM/69
SAG/14

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES NEED TO EMPOWER WOMEN FARMERS AS WAY TO WIN WAR AGAINST HUNGER

19981020

Following is the statement of the President of the General Assembly, Didier Opertti (Uruguay), at the observance of World Food Day, held at Headquarters today:

20 October 1998

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GA/DIS/3115

PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR TESTS ATTEMPT TO RESTORE MUTUAL DETERRENCE, PAKISTAN TELLS DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

19981020 Says India's Tests Provocation, Pakistan's Tests a Reaction; Nine Other Speakers Address Committee in Continued General Debate

20 October 1998

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GA/L/3076

20 October 1998

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SG/SM/6761
AFR/107

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRINGS 'MESSAGE OF HOPE' IN ADDRESS TO TOKYO CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

19981020

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II), delivered in Tokyo, on 21 October:

20 October 1998

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DSG/SM/23
OBV/70

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ALL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO FULLY RECOGNIZE WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

19981020 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Louise Fréchette Calls for Innovative Approaches To Development that Take Women's Contribution into Account

Following is the text of a statement made today at Headquarters by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette on the occasion of World Food Day:

20 October 1998

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GA/EF/2830

CULTURAL ASPECTS MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO WORLDWIDE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, SECOND COMMITTEE TOLD

19981020 Committee Considers Cultural Development, Renewal of Dialogue On Strengthening International Economic Development Cooperation

20 October 1998

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OBV/68
SAG/13

'WOMEN FEED THE WORLD' THEME OF SPECIAL COMMEMORATION TO MARK WORLD FOOD DAY 1998 AT HEADQUARTERS

19981020 International Community Fails To Ensure Adequate Food for All People, Deputy Secretary-General Says, Calling for Political Will to End Hunger

20 October 1998

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GA/DIS/3116

ELIMINATION OF MIDDLE EAST'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION STRESSED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEBATE

19981020 Several Speakers Cite Israel's Failure to Join NPT, IAEA Regime, Say Treatment Reveals 'Double Standard' in Addressing Nuclear Threat

20 October 1998

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GA/SHC/3479