NGO PRESS CONFERENCE ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN IRAQ

Iraq’s public health and food distribution system would collapse in the event of a military intervention there, causing a humanitarian crisis far beyond the capacity of the United Nations and relief agencies, according to a report by the New York-based Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), released at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING ON HUMANITARIAN PREPARATIONS FOR IRAQ

                The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kenzo Oshima, this afternoon reiterated the Secretary-General’s belief that inspections can work and that all avenues should be explored to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis over the country’s disarmament question.

PRESS BRIEFING BY ENVOY FOR HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA

It would be an unspeakable humanitarian tragedy if the rumours of war in Iraq, or an actual war, subverted the struggle against AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, said today at a Headquarters press briefing. 

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S HUMANITARIAN ENVOY FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Carolyn McAskie, the Secretary-General’s Humanitarian Envoy for the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, briefing correspondents at Headquarters today, said she was renewing her appeal for more donor assistance and the implementation of the peace accord recently reached in Paris, in order to avert a human tragedy in that West African country.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN

PRESS BRIEFING TO LAUNCH 2003 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ART COMPETITION

“We challenge teachers and students all over the world to work in favour of a better world for everyone”, Nancy Rivard, President of Airline Ambassadors International (AAI) told correspondents at the launching of the 2003 International Youth Art Competition today. 

PRESS CONFERENCE ON MISSILE DEFENCE COSTS

A “layered” or comprehensive missile defence system, such as the one favoured by the United States Government, could cost between $800 billion and $1.2 trillion, far more than the $60 billion estimated during the previous United States administration, according to a new study released at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY WESTERN ASIA ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION

The first issue of the “Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the countries of the ESCWA Region 2002”, a flagship publication of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), was launched at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

                                                            4 February 2003

PRESS BRIEFING ON AFGHAN OPIUM ECONOMY BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME