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Press Conference

PRESS BRIEFING BY CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON PREVENTING DEADLY CONFLICT

5 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON PREVENTING DEADLY CONFLICT

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The United Nations could be an essential focal point for marshalling the resources of the international community to prevent mass violence, Cyrus Vance, Co-chair of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict and a former United States Secretary of State, said at a Headquarters press briefing sponsored by the Department of Public Information (DPI) this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

4 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

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At a Headquarters' press briefing this afternoon, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Charles Dunbar, said the referendum for self-determination in Western Sahara -- scheduled to be held in early December 1998 -- would be "free and fair" and would be open to international observation.

UNDP-SPONSORED PRESS BRIEFING ON OECD DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION REPORT

28 January 1998



Press Briefing

UNDP-SPONSORED PRESS BRIEFING ON OECD DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION REPORT

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At a Headquarters press briefing sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this morning, James H, Michel, Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), gave a preview of the 1997 OECD Development Cooperation Report to be published on 11 February.

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

20 January 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

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"I want to listen from the heart and I want to hear what these women have to say, because everybody has value ... We may have different nations, but we all have one heart", said actress Linda Gray this morning. She was speaking at a Headquarters press conference to launch an international campaign for reproductive health care, gender, equality and empowerment throughout the world.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESS CONFERENCE ON LANDMINES

18 December 1997



Press Briefing

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESS CONFERENCE ON LANDMINES

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Bosnia and Herzegovina contained approximately 3 million landmines, or an estimated 152 mines per square mile, making it "the most infested" country in the world, that country's Permanent Representative, Muhamed Sacirbey, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.