General Assembly: Press Release

19 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3288

ADDITIONAL $12.3 MILLION WOULD BE GIVEN TO CIVILIAN POLICE MISSION IN HAITI BY FIFTH COMMITTEE DRAFT TEXT

19990319 Gratis Personnel, Management Irregularities Resulting In Losses to Organization and Impact of Pilot Projects Discussed

16 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3287

FOR FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS, UNITED NATIONS BORROWING LESS FROM PEACEKEEPING FUNDS TO COVER REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990316 Under-Secretary-General for Management Addresses Committee, as It Takes Up Improving Organization's Financial Situation

15 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3286

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE TAKES UP FINANCING OF UNITED NATIONS MISSIONS IN HAITI

19990315

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) met this morning to take up the financing of United Nations missions in Haiti.

11 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3285

COST OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WITHIN NORMAL RANGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990311 However, Costs Could Have Been Reduced with Proper Planning And Timely Action, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Says

9 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3284

ASTONISHING THAT MEMBER STATES HEAR ABOUT PROCUREMENT CASES IN ARBITRATION ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE REACHED EXTREME STATUS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19990309 Committee Concludes its Discussion of Procurement Reform; Discusses Programme of Work, Issues Related to United Nations Security Arrangements

8 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3283

ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY COMMITTEE BEGINS FIRST PART OF RESUMED FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

19990308 Committee Discusses Programme of Work; Takes Up Review of Organization's Administrative and Financial Efficiency

24 February 1999

Press Release
GA/COL/2995/

EFFORTS TO SEE PROCESS OF DECOLONIZATION THROUGH TO ITS CONCLUSION SHOULD BE REDOUBLED, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CORRECTION

19990224

On page 4 of Press Release GA/COL/2995 of 22 February, the statement by Indonesia should read as follows:

22 February 1999

Press Release
GA/COL/2995

EFFORTS TO SEE PROCESS OF DECOLONIZATION THROUGH TO ITS CONCLUSION SHOULD BE REDOUBLED, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

19990222

Efforts to see the process of decolonization through to its conclusion should be redoubled, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, as the 1999 session of the Special Committee on decolonization began this morning.

18 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9547

ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF RUBENS RICUPERO FOR ANOTHER FOUR-YEAR TERM AS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF UNCTAD

19990218 In Other Action, Comoros Elected to Committee for Programme And Coordination; Cuba, Hungary and Libya Appointed to Host Country Committee

12 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9546

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ITEM ON OBSERVER STATUS FOR CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL IN AGENDA OF ASSEMBLY'S CURRENT SESSION

19990212 Recommendation To Be Considered on Wednesday, 17 February