Kofi Annan Says World Owes Considerable Debt of Gratitude To President Yeltsin, Foreign Minister Ivanov and Special Envoy Chernomyrdin
USG for Management Says He Is Reasonably Confident about UN Ability To Cope with Internal Y2K-Induced Problems, but Risks Must also Be Addressed
Following is the text of closing remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Working Group on Informatics, in New York today:
Committee and Government Delegation Take Up Issues Related To Rights of Unborn Children, Health-Education Programmes, Women's Studies
CORRECTION
In Press Release WOM/1143 of 21 June, the fifth paragraph on page 5 should read:
Committee and Government Delegation Take Up Issues Related To Rights of Unborn Children, Health-Education Programmes, Women's Studies
Experts Welcome Ireland's Review of Reservations to Convention; Also Ask for Data on Wide Range of Issues, Including Women and Poverty
Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Paris on Sunday, 20 June, beginning a trip which would also take him to the Russian Federation and to the United Kingdom.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
