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SG/SM/6718

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS TO ACT TO MAKE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE

24 September 1998


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SG/SM/6718
OBV/58


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS TO ACT TO MAKE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES BETTER PLACES TO LIVE

19980924 On Occasion of World Habitat Day, Kofi Annan Stresses 'Crime Prevention is Everyone's Responsibility'

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Habitat Day to be observed on 5 October:

GA/9452

NIGERIA TO RETURN TO DEMOCRATIC, CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT BY MAY 1999, HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

24 September 1998


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GA/9452


NIGERIA TO RETURN TO DEMOCRATIC, CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT BY MAY 1999, HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19980924 During Continuing General Debate, Prime Minister of Lebanon Asks UN to Address Israeli Arbitrary Jailing of 'Hundreds of Sons'

"Our goal is to return our country to a democratically elected civilian government on 29 May 1999", Abdulsalam A. Abubakar, the Head of State of Nigeria, told the General Assembly this afternoon.

SG/SM/6717

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES INDIA'S READINESS TO CONCLUDE DISCUSSIONS ON SIGNING COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

24 September 1998


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SG/SM/6717
DCF/350


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES INDIA'S READINESS TO CONCLUDE DISCUSSIONS ON SIGNING COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

19980924 Following is the text of a statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan commending India's announcement of its readiness to conclude discussions on signing the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT):

SG/SM/6715

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PAKISTAN'S INTENTION TO SIGN CTBT

23 September 1998


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SG/SM/6715


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PAKISTAN'S INTENTION TO SIGN CTBT

19980923 Following is a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the announcement of Pakistan's signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the second anniversary of the Treaty, to be observed tomorrow, 24 September: