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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

28 October 1999

No: 10 - 29

Stateless Peoples' UN Chose Interim Secretary General

The UNPO, known as the Shadow UN, elected an acting secretary general =
last=20
weekend in an ad hoc session, reported Sai Wansai form the Hague.

The Unrepresented Nations and People's Organization, founded in 1991, =
under=20
the auspices of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, held the Steering Committee=20
Meeting (SCM) Saturday to elect Mr. Erkin Alptekin to replace Mrs. Helen =

Corbett, who resigned on 18 November.

Mrs. Corbett is an aboriginal from Australia. She was elected by the=20
52-member General Assembly in Estonia, 14-20 July 1997.

Mr. Alptekin, 62, is an Uighur from East Turkestan, China. His tenure is =

six months and after that the General Assembly would elect a new =
Secretary=20
General. Sai Wansai, Shan States Ambassador, told S.H.A.N. many members=20
"respected" the former Secretary General, Dr. Michael van Walt for his=20
selfless contribution to the "Organization".

Well known members in the UNPO are Acheh (Indonesia), Chechenya, =
Cordilerra=20
(Philippines), East Timor, Karenni, Kosovo, Kurdistan, Mon, Nagaland, =
Shan=20
States, Taiwan and Tibet, among others.

Of the original members, Armenia, Belau, Estonia, Georgia and Latvia =
have=20
gained full independence.

The UNPO was created, according to its bulletin, to offer an =
international=20
forum for nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented =
as=20
such in the world's principal international organizations, such as the=20
United Nations.

For further information please contact:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

(or) UNPO

e-mail: <unpo@xxxxxxx>
web: http://www.unpo.org

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><STRONG><EM>SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>28 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 - 29<BR><BR><FONT=20
size=3D4><STRONG>Stateless Peoples' UN Chose Interim Secretary=20
General</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR>The UNPO, known as the Shadow UN, elected an =
acting=20
secretary general last <BR>weekend in an ad hoc session, reported Sai =
Wansai=20
form the Hague.<BR><BR>The Unrepresented Nations and People's =
Organization,=20
founded in 1991, under <BR>the auspices of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, held =
the=20
Steering Committee <BR>Meeting (SCM) Saturday to elect Mr. Erkin =
Alptekin to=20
replace Mrs. Helen <BR>Corbett, who resigned on 18 November.<BR><BR>Mrs. =
Corbett=20
is an aboriginal from Australia. She was elected by the <BR>52-member =
General=20
Assembly in Estonia, 14-20 July 1997.<BR><BR>Mr. Alptekin, 62, is an =
Uighur from=20
East Turkestan, China. His tenure is <BR>six months and after that the =
General=20
Assembly would elect a new Secretary <BR>General. Sai Wansai, Shan =
States=20
Ambassador, told S.H.A.N. many members <BR>"respected" the former =
Secretary=20
General, Dr. Michael van Walt for his <BR>selfless contribution to the=20
"Organization".<BR><BR>Well known members in the UNPO are Acheh =
(Indonesia),=20
Chechenya, Cordilerra <BR>(Philippines), East Timor, Karenni, Kosovo, =
Kurdistan,=20
Mon, Nagaland, Shan <BR>States, Taiwan and Tibet, among =
others.<BR><BR>Of the=20
original members, Armenia, Belau, Estonia, Georgia and Latvia have =
<BR>gained=20
full independence.<BR><BR>The UNPO was created, according to its =
bulletin, to=20
offer an international <BR>forum for nations and peoples around the =
world, who=20
are not represented as <BR>such in the world's principal international=20
organizations, such as the <BR>United Nations.<BR><BR>For further =
information=20
please contact:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi =
P.O.,=20
50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>(or)=20
UNPO<BR><BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:unpo@xxxxxxx";>unpo@xxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR>web: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.unpo.org";>http://www.unpo.org</A><BR><BR>S.H.A.N. is =
a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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