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Memorial ceremony at UN Headquarters

On Staff Day, tribute paid to UN workers killed in the line of duty

25 October 2002
Marking the annual United Nations Staff Day, Deputy Secretary-General Louis Fréchette today paid tribute the UN workers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year.

16 countries not represented among UN staff, Annan reports

22 October 2002
While most United Nations Member States are within the range of acceptable staffing limits, citizens from 16 countries did not occupy any positions within the UN Secretariat while 11 other nations are underrepresented among its personnel, according to a report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan released today.