Children

12/09/2001

Press Release SG/SM/7953 ICEF/1852

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES DELEGATES TO TAKE UP CHILDREN’S ISSUE SOON,

DESPITE SPECIAL SESSION POSTPONEMENT

Following is the text of a statement to the General Assembly today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding postponement of the special session on children:

24/08/2001

Press Release GA/9899 ICEF/1850

Background

20/08/2001

Press Release GA/9898 ICEF/1849

RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION

General Assembly Special Session Will Also Break Records with NGOs

08/08/2001

Press Release GA/9897 ICEF/1848

RECORD NUMBER OF LEADERS TO ATTEND UN SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

75 Heads of State Confirmed for Special Session of General Assembly

A record number of world leaders will attend a landmark Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on children next month in New York, United Nations officials announced today.

31/07/2001

Press Release GA/9895 ICEF/1847

CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION IN SEPTEMBER TO CAP YEAR OF MAJOR UN CONFERENCES

A Fitting Finale Will Focus on ‘Changing the World with Children’

27 September 2000

Press Release
ICEF/1846
SAG/85

POLIO ERADICATION PARTNERS HOLD GLOBAL SUMMIT AT HEADQUARTERS, RENEW PLEDGE TO MAKE WORLD POLIO-FREE BY 2005

20000927

Secretary-General Praises Public-Private Partnership; Calls for Greater Commitment in ‘Race to Reach the Last Child’

8 September 1997

Press Release
ICEF/1843

THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 9 - 12 SEPTEMBER

19970908 Will Consider Country Programme Recommendations, Management Excellence Process, New Strategy Outline for 1998-1999 Budget

2 June 1997

Press Release
ICEF/1842

LEGAL CENTRE OF NAMIBIA WINS UNICEF'S HIGHEST HONOUR

19970602

NEW YORK, 2 June (UNICEF) -- The Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia, a non-profit, public-interest law firm, has won the 1997 Maurice Pate Award for its outstanding contributions to the cause of human rights, and especially for its role in drafting child-rights legislation in that south-west African nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

30 May 1997

Press Release
ICEF/1841

ANNUAL SESSION OF UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 2 - 6 JUNE

19970530 Issues Include Global Trends Affecting Children, Future Directions for Africa, Children Needing Special Protection

14 March 1997

Press Release
ICEF/1840*

SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS, 18 - 19 MARCH

19970314 Background Release Management Excellence Programme, Maurice Pate Award, Country Programme Mid-term Reviews among Topics to Be Discussed

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