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SG/SM/6378
4 November 1997


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SG/SM/6378
GA/9346


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ALL COUNTRIES TO REVERSE DECLINE IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

19971104 In Statement to 1997 UN Pledging Conference for Development Activities Kofi Annan Says through Development UN Seeks To Fulfil Its Commitment to Peace

POP/652
4 November 1997


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POP/652


WALL CHART ON WORLD FERTILITY PATTERN 1997 ISSUED BY POPULATION DIVISION

19971104

NEW YORK, 3 November (DESA) -- The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has issued a wall chart, as a part of its monitoring activities, entitled World Fertility Patterns 1997, covering 167 countries and areas and more than 90 per cent of the population of the world.

SG/SM/6379
4 November 1997


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SG/SM/6379


IRAQ AGREES TO POSTPONE DEADLINE FOR EXPULSION OF AMERICANS, SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES

19971104 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General spoke by phone with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz this morning and urged him to postpone the Thursday deadline that Iraq sought to impose for the expulsion of American members of the United Nations inspection team.

DEV/2170
4 November 1997


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DEV/2170
GA/9344


TWO-DAY UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS

19971104 Secretary-General Calls on International Community To Renew Commitment to Multilateral Development Cooperation

Member States this morning pledged contributions in support of the development activities of the United Nations system, as the annual two-day United Nations Pledging Conference for Development activities opened.