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PI/1043
21 November 1997


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PI/1043


SECOND UNITED NATIONS WORLD TELEVISION FORUM CONCLUDES AT HEADQUARTERS

19971121 Proposal Made for World Telethon to Aid Children Victimized by War; Participants Also Suggest Stronger Role for Television in Fight against Drugs

GA/L/3067
21 November 1997


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GA/L/3067


SIXTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK OF CURRENT SESSION

19971121

The General Assembly would ask the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to review its membership and composition and to consider proposals regarding them, under the terms of a draft resolution approved this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal) as it concluded its work for the current session.

GA/SM/15
20 November 1997


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GA/SM/15


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WELCOMES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLOMBIA

19971120 Following is a statement attributable to the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko:

The President of the General Assembly welcomes the successful launch of the space shuttle Columbia with a multinational crew, including four American astronauts, a Japanese aerospace engineer, and the first Ukrainian astronaut.

SG/SM/6403
20 November 1997


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SG/SM/6403
IK/231


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ON IRAQ

19971120 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was pleased to hear the outcome of the diplomatic efforts on Iraq announced in Geneva early this morning.