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.
At a Headquarters press briefing yesterday afternoon, Antonio Monteiro, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, reviewed the subjects taken up by the Committee's 166th meeting, held earlier that day.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
