Press Release

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/T/2179

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/T/2178

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6996

SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS ARBITRATION MAY BE ONE OF DIPLOMACY'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS, CALLS FOR IT TO BE USED TO FULLEST

19990517 Following is the text of a statement made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today in The Hague, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration:

I am honoured to be with you today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6995

ULTIMATE CRIME TO MISS CHANCE FOR PEACE AND CONDEMN PEOPLE TO MISERY OF WAR, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO 'APPEAL FOR PEACE' CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE

19990517 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the "Appeal for Peace Conference" at The Hague on 15 May:

17 May 1999

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SG/SM/6994
AFR/142

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH REPORTS OF FIGHTING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AND SUDANESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY

19990517 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

17 May 1999

Press Release
SEA/1615

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS 19-29 MAY

19990517 Election of Seven Judges to International Tribunal, Adoption of Tribunal Budget among Issues to Be Considered

17 May 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3295

TROOP-CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO CARRY UNLIMITED LIABILITY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING UN PEACEKEEPING, FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS

19990517 Committee Concludes Discussions of Reimbursement for Contingent-owned Equipment, Management Irregularities Causing Financial Losses to Organization

17 May 1999

Press Release
DSG/SM/51
SOC/4500

15 May 1999

Press Release
SC/6679

SECURITY COUNCIL URGES GOVERNMENT AND REBEL REPRESENTATIVES IN SIERRA LEONE TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO FURTHER OBSTACLES TO DIRECT PEACE TALKS

19990515 Presidential Statement Stresses Need for Supervised Disarmament Of Ex-Combatants, Including Child Soldiers, in Context of Solution to Conflict

15 May 1999

Press Release
SC/6678

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNMOT MANDATE BY SIX MONTHS

19990515

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) by six months until 15 November.