Press Release


17 November 1999


Press Release


NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS PANEL ON DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS TO BE HELD

19991117

AT HEADQUARTERS, 22 NOVEMBER

A panel discussion on ways to enhance international understanding through constructive dialogue among peoples of all cultures and civilizations will take place at Headquarters on 22 November from 3 to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 4.

SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

SG/SM/7221
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7221


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116 ADVANCE RELEASE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

SG/SM/7219
16 November 1999


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SG/SM/7219


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MOBILE INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE, SAYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MUST BE PARTNER IN STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the conference on “Towards a Mobile Information Society” being held in New York, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, Iqbal Riza, on 15 November:

POP/747
16 November 1999


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POP/747


UN POPULATION FUND DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY HOME DELIVERY KITS IN EAST TIMOR

19991116

NEW YORK, 16 November (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is distributing emergency home delivery kits to mothers in East Timor, where representatives say there is little or no maternity care currently available. The Fund is also providing delivery supplies to local clinics and hospitals.

POP/746*
16 November 1999


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POP/746*


UN POPULATION FUND SENDS MATERNAL HEALTH SUPPLIES TO ORISSA CYCLONE VICTIMS, IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT APPEAL

19991116

NEW YORK, 15 November (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is shipping emergency reproductive health supplies, including equipment for the safe delivery of newborn infants, to victims of the cyclone in Orissa, India. The Fund is responding to a request for help from the state government of Orissa.