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Photos and RealAudio from the United Nations General Assembly Special Session
23-27 June 1997


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Closing Moments of the UN General Assembly Special Session

At 1:00 am on Saturday, 28 June 1997, the 19th Special Session of the UN General Assembly held its final plenary session. We have recorded the closing statements:


Dr. Mostafa Tolba, Chair of the Committee of the Whole, speaks with Peter Doran of the ENB at the conclusion of the meeting.

Photos from the Special Session

Informal consultations were held the week before the Special Session
Rogatien Biaou (Benin) and Ambrose Ojimba (Nigeria) at the informal consultations
Livia Leu Agosti, Sophie Forster and Monika Linn-Locher of the Swiss delegation take a break from the negotiations
Adanan Amin (UNEP) and Mahenau Agha (UNDP) at the Vienna Cafe
Koy Tompson (IIED)
Bill Pace of World Federalists
Alexandra Bezeredi (GEF)
Noreen Kennedy and Bill Stibravy (International Chamber of Commerce)
Marilyn Yakowitz and Jeremy Eppel (OECD)
Francisco Milanez (AGAPAN) and Rubens Born (Vitae Civilis), serious Brazilian NGOs reading the current issue of IISD's /linkages/journal/