The joint United Nations/Organization of African Unity (OAU) Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Mohamed Sahnoun, this afternoon briefed correspondents on the situation in Congo-Brazzaville, following his briefing to the Security Council on the matter.
Samsiah Abdul-Majid, the spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly, briefed correspondents on the special session of the review of implementation of Agenda 21. Also taking part in the briefing was Jean-Claude Faby, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Policy and Coordination and Sustainable Development.
The United Nations Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, Jacques Klein, told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing yesterday, 26 June, that he was in New York to brief the Security Council on developments in his area of operation, on which the Secretary-General had just issued a report (document S/1997/487).
At a Headquarter's press conference today, Senator Pino Arlucchi of Italy, said he would take up his appointment as the new Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme on 1 September. He hoped to better integrate the Organization's efforts to combat global crime challenge.
Hennadi Udovenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, told a Headquarters press briefing this morning that Ukraine's foreign policy had recently witnessed a number of extremely important achievements which greatly contributed to peace and stability on the European continent.
Senator Robert Hill, Australia's Minister for Environment, told correspondents at a press conference yesterday afternoon that environment ministers of Commonwealth countries had met under his chairmanship in New York on Tuesday, 24 June to review progress in implementing the commitments of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development.
Samsiah Abdul-Majid, spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly, briefed correspondents on the special session on the review of implementation of Agenda 21. Also taking part in the briefing was Jean-Claude Faby, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Policy and Coordination and Sustainable Development.
At a Headquarters press conference held yesterday afternoon, the Minister of Environment for the Republic of Korea, Hyon-Wook Kang, introduced the Seoul Declaration on Environmental Ethics. He was accompanied by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Elizabeth Dowdeswell.
