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Press Conference

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE

18 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SIERRA LEONE

19980218

The refusal of the international community to recognize the junta in Sierra Leone was a major contributing factor to their being ousted from control last week, James Jonah, Sierra Leone's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said at a Headquarters press conference Tuesday morning.

PRESS BRIEFING ON MINE ACTION STUDY

12 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON MINE ACTION STUDY

19980212

A Multi-Country Study on the Development of Indigenous Mine Action Capacities was launched today at a Headquarters press briefing by the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Bernard Miyet, the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Sergio Vieira de Mello and Robert Eaton, team leader for the Study.

PRESS BRIEFING ON MEETING BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

9 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON MEETING BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

19980209

The international business community was committed to cooperating with the United Nations in order to assist in the development of the least developed countries, Adnan Kassar, Vice-President and President-to-be of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING ON WORK OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

6 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON WORK OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

19980206

More than ever, the issue of gender mainstreaming was being incorporated into the work of the main human rights treaty bodies, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Angela King, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.