Press Release


GA/8963
22 October 1995


Press Release
GA/8963


SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEETING OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

19951022 World Leaders Gathered for Three Days of Meetings Praise United Nations Past Accomplishments, Urge Reforms To Bring Organization into 21st Century

DH/2005
22 October 1995


Press Release
DH/2005


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 22 October 1995

19951022 * United Nations General Assembly begins special session commemorating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.

* Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali urges world leaders to give the United Nations a firm financial base.

* General Assembly President says supporting the UN should be a collective pledge of the special session.

SG/SM/5774

Following is the text of a message sent today by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to Willy Claes, Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization:

 

"Dear Mr. Secretary General

"I have learned with great regret of your resignation from the position of Secretary General of NATO.

FAO/3625

19951020 ROME, 19 October (FAO) -- Two radio and print journalists, Fawzia El- Moualled from Egypt and Michael Pickstock from the United Kingdom, were the joint winners of the A.H. Boerma Award for outstanding reporting on development issues, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations (FAO) announced today.

FAO also honoured two field experts, Seiichi Etoh from Japan and Roberto Samanez-Mercado from Peru, with the B.R. Sen Award for outstanding work in field activities.