| Press Release DC/2898 |
REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO HOST MEETING ON DISARMAMENT, NON-PROLIFERATION
NORMS IN EAST ASIA FROM 3-5 DECEMBER
| Press Release BIO/3544 |
Biographical Note
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOLOMON ISLANDS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
Colin D. Beck, the new Permanent Representative of the Solomon Islands to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
| Press Release BIO/3543 |
Biographical Note
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BHUTAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
Daw Penjo, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
Mr. Penjo joined Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. Before his current appointment, he was the director of the bilateral department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| Press Release AFR/774 IHA/832 |
UN COUNTRY TEAM TACKLES ETHIOPIA MALARIA OUTBREAK AS DISEASE THREATENS
TO EXACERBATE HIGH MALNUTRITION RATES
| Press Release AFR/773 ICEF/1862 |
WORST YET TO COME FOR AFRICA’S AIDS ORPHANS, REPORT WARNS AS UNICEF
URGES HELP FOR FAMILIES SUPPORTING GROWING NUMBERS
With 11 Million Children Already Orphaned,
Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland Face Biggest Increases, Says Agency
| Press Release UNEP/188 |
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY APPROVES $224 MILLION IN GRANTS
FOR 19 PROJECTS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release UNEP/187 |
UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME APPLAUDS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST
ASIAN NATIONS ON FIRE HAZE AGREEMENT
Legal Initiative in Force Following Thailand’s Ratification
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SG/SM/9032 SC/7938 AFR/772 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS COTE D’IVOIRE ‘COULD SLIP BACK INTO CONFLICT’
IN STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL
Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the meeting of the Security Councilwith the Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Côte d’Ivoire at Headquarters, 24 November:
| Press Release SG/SM/9031 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PAKISTAN’S DECISION TO IMPLEMENT UNILATERAL
KASHMIR CEASEFIRE, INDIA’S POSITIVE RESPONSE
The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9030 OBV/396 WOM/1418 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR TRANSFORMATION IN MEN’S ATTITUDES
TO END ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Message to Mark International Day also Urges
Changes in Oppressive Laws, Practices, Institutions
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November:
