REC/58
4 June 1999
In progress at UNHQ
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HR/4416
4 June 1999
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HR/4416
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT APPEALS FOR RELEASE OF HOSTAGES IN COLOMBIA
19990604 Says Political Kidnappings 'Totally Unacceptable'Following is the text of a humanitarian appeal made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, in Bogota, Colombia, on 2 June:
DSG/SM/54
4 June 1999
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DSG/SM/54
NO CAUSE TOO DISTANT, NO TASK TOO DIFFICULT, WHEN CITIZENS TRULY COMMITTED, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN OTTAWA ADDRESS
19990604 Following is the text of the address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada, on 5 June:DEV/2214
4 June 1999
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DEV/2214
HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON REVIEW OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONCLUDES ELEVENTH SESSION
19990604 South-South Cooperation Should Be Viewed as Complement Not Substitute For North-South Cooperation, Committee Stresses by One of Four Texts AdoptedDCF/370
4 June 1999
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DCF/370
SITUATIONS IN KOSOVO AND KASHMIR DISCUSSED IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
19990604GENEVA, 3 June (UN Information Service) -- The situations in Kosovo and Kashmir were discussed this morning in the Conference on Disarmament which heard statements from the representatives of the United States, China, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
AFG/94
4 June 1999
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AFG/94
PI/1143
PAKISTAN SETS UP ENVIRONMENTAL TRIBUNALS TO EXAMINE MAJOR OFFENSES SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
19990604 UN Calls for Boycott of Afghan TimberICJ/583
3 June 1999
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ICJ/583
ICJ/582
3 June 1999
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ICJ/582
ICJ REJECTS YUGOSLAVIA'S REQUEST FOR ORDER TO HALT USE OF FORCE BY UNITED KINGDOM, REMAINS SEIZED OF CASE
19990603(Reissued as received.)
ICJ/581
3 June 1999
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ICJ/581
ICJ REJECTS YUGOSLAVIA'S REQUEST FOR ORDER TO HALT USE OF FORCE BY SPAIN, DISMISSES CASE
19990603(Reissued as received.)
ICJ/580
3 June 1999
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ICJ/580
ICJ REJECTS YUGOSLAVIA'S REQUEST FOR ORDER TO HALT USE OF FORCE BY PORTUGAL, REMAINS SEIZED OF CASE
19990603THE HAGUE, 2 June (ICJ) -- Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in the case concerning Legality of Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. Portugal). The decision was taken by eleven votes to four.