The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is concerned by renewed fighting in the Bahr-el- Ghazal area between the forces of the Government of Sudan and the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement.
Following is the address delivered today in Warsaw by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the International Conference: "Towards a Community of Democracies":
Belgium announced its ratification of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court this morning as the Preparatory Commission for the Court continued its work on drafting two key technical texts necessary for the Court's eventual functioning.
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Moldovas political will to move into a democratic, free market society with a social orientation should not be undertaken without the input of women, nor should it have detrimental effects on womens rights or equality, the Vice- Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women told representatives of that country this morning.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
