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DH/2404

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 3 June 1997

3 June 1997


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DH/2404


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 3 June 1997

19970603 * UN Secretary-General concludes talks with African leaders at the OAU summit in Harare.

* UN Secretary-General recommends a six-month extension of the oil-for-food deal on Iraq.

* UN Committee monitoring sanctions against Iraq reports approval of oil contracts totalling $2.1 billion.

ICEF/1842

LEGAL CENTRE OF NAMIBIA WINS UNICEF'S HIGHEST HONOUR

2 June 1997


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ICEF/1842


LEGAL CENTRE OF NAMIBIA WINS UNICEF'S HIGHEST HONOUR

19970602

NEW YORK, 2 June (UNICEF) -- The Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia, a non-profit, public-interest law firm, has won the 1997 Maurice Pate Award for its outstanding contributions to the cause of human rights, and especially for its role in drafting child-rights legislation in that south-west African nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

SG/SM/6245

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EFFORTS TO UNLEASH AFRICAN 'THIRD WAVE' BASED ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2 June 1997


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SG/SM/6245
AFR/9


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EFFORTS TO UNLEASH AFRICAN 'THIRD WAVE' BASED ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

19970602 Address to OAU Stresses Governmental Authority Based On Popular Will, Not Forceful Overthrow of Elected Governments

Following is the address given today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) at Harare: