31.   The plea was issued on behalf of the group by the summit host, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

32.   The United Nations issued a plea for compassion in the handling of the refugees, most of them from Afghanistan.

33.   To keep lines open for emergency calls, phone companies issued pleas for people to refrain from making unnecessary calls.

34.   Trying to lower tensions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat issued pleas for the peace process to move forward despite the bloodshed.

35.   Two years after his resignation as FC Barcelona coach, Louis van Gaal began his second spell in charge by issuing a plea for support.

36.   U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is expected to issue a plea during a visit to Pakistan this weekend.

37.   In resigning, Reynolds issued a plea to his successor that he be allowed to retain a political role in the future of the peace process.

38.   The Wall Street Journal issued a plea in New York for his captors to make contact privately with them and prove he is still alive.

39.   UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali issued a plea to the rebel-led Rwandan government Friday to show magnanimity and help millions of refugees to return home.

40.   Meanwhile, organisers of a flotilla of private boats headed for Mururoa Tuesday issued a plea for money and equipment.