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SG/SM/6197/Rev.1*
7 April 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6197/Rev.1*


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INCREASED, BETTER-QUALITY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

19970407 In Address to NAM Ministerial Conference, in New Delhi, Kofi Annan Says United Nations Can Become Powerful Force for Development

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the XII Ministerial Conference of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, in New Delhi today:

GA/9231/
7 April 1997


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GA/9231/


GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS NINE PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED BY FIFTH COMMITTEE

19970407 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9231 issued 3 April, the first sentence on page 11 should read:

The Assembly then adopted the draft resolution on the scale of assessments without a vote.

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SG/SM/6196
7 April 1997


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SG/SM/6196


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES ADVANTAGES OF PRIVATE SECTOR'S DEEPER INVOLVEMENT IN UNITED NATIONS WORK

19970407 Addressing Confederation of Indian Industry, Kofi Annan Also Emphasizes Need To Reconcile Pursuit of Private Interest and Public Good

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi today:

HR/CN/786
7 April 1997


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HR/CN/786


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF INDIGENOUS ISSUES

19970407 (Reproduced as received; delayed in transmission.)

GENEVA, 2 April (UN Information Service) -- Government ministers from Guatemala, Togo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Latvia told the Commission on Human Rights this morning of progress in their countries in the area of fundamental liberties.