Press Release

Press Release
OS/1763

OUTER SPACE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE CONCLUDES THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION IN VIENNA

(Reissued as received.)

Press Release
L/2942/

GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE

CORRECTION

In Press Release L/2942 issued 15 February, the two statements of the representative of Lebanon on page 4 should read as follows:

Press Release
TAD/1917

PRESIDENT OF ALGERIA TELLS UN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT ‘NEW MAP OF WORLD’ WAS BEING DRAWN, BUT AFRICAN CONTINENT WAS MISSING

African-Developed Resources, He States, Will Contribute to Prosperity for All and Create ‘New Globalization’

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

The Secretary-General arrived in Jakarta from Singapore late in the morning of Tuesday, 15 February. He began his official programme in Indonesia in the early afternoon with a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Alwi Shihab.

Press Release
SG/SM/7309

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SERIOUSLY CONCERNED BY TENSION IN SOUTH LEBANON, URGES RESTRAINT, RESPECT FOR NON-COMBATANT STATUS OF CIVILIANS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

Press Release
SG/SM/7308

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERLINES ROLE OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA IN EFFORT TO REBUILD EAST TIMOR

Following is the text of today’s address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the people of Darwin, Australia:

Let me say how glad I am to be in Darwin. This is my first visit to Australia. As I am fresh off the plane from East Timor, it is fitting that Darwin should be my first port of call.

Press Release
SC/6808

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE URGES IMMEDIATE RETURN OF FODAY SANKOH TO SIERRA LEONE

Press Release
L/2946

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION; APPROVES REPORT

The General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, which is elaborating a comprehensive legal framework of conventions dealing with international terrorism, concluded its fourth session this afternoon with the adoption of its report.

Press Release
L/2945

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TERRORISM APPROVES INTRODUCTORY SEGMENT OF DRAFT REPORT

The General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on terrorism this afternoon began considering the draft report on its fourth session, which is scheduled to end later today.

Press Release
GA/PAL/818*

UNITED NATIONS ASIAN MEETING ON QUESTION OF PALESTINE IN HANOI 1-3 MARCH