| Press Release SG/SM/9472 |
Secretary-General horrified by car bombing at Australian embassy in Jakarta
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9471 ENV/DEV/792 OBV/434 |
Secretary-General says success of Montreal protocol protecting ozone layer
should inspire parties to other environmental agreements
Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September:
| Press Release SG/SM/9470 |
Spirit of Amilcar Cabral’s courageous struggle for freedom should be
applied to Africa’s current challenges, says Secretary-General
| Press Release SAG/288 |
FAO warns of pesticide waste time bomb in poor countries;
Agency running out of funds for clean-up operations
(Reissued as received.)
ROME, 9 September (FAO) -- High quantities of toxic chemical waste from unused or obsolete pesticides are posing a continuing and worsening threat to people and the environment in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, FAO warned today.
| Press Release Note No. 5885 |
Note to Correspondents
UN Office on Internal Oversight Services to hold Symposium on Governance,
leadership and accountability, Friday, 10 September
| Press Release NGO/548 PI/1611 |
DPI/NGO Annual Conference
AM & PM Meetings
DPI/NGO CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVING
MILLENNIUM GOALS, ROLE OF NORTH/SOUTH PARTNERSHIPS
Obstacles Include Lack of Political Will,
Inadequate Financial Resources, Corruption
| Press Release HR/4791 |
International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights
29th Meeting (AM)
States Parties to International Civil, political rights
covenant elect nine members to monitoring body
| Press Release SOC/NAR/916 |
Sri Lanka, United Nations Drugs and Crime Office Discuss Areas of Mutual Concern
(Reissued as Received.)
VIENNA, 8 September (UN Information Service) -- Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Government Peace Secretariat of Sri Lanka and Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Finance, met with Antonio Maria Costa, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna today.
| Press Release SG/SM/9469 IK/460 |
Secretary-General reiterates call for ‘immediate, unconditional’
release of all civilians held hostage in Iraq
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9468 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY CONTINUING PROGRESS
IN RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
