Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

In progress at UNHQ

Press Release

SG/SM/6989

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

12 May 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6989
OBV/94


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

19990512 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

This year, the International Day of Families is dedicated to the theme of "Families for all ages".

ARAB COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ______________________

12 May 1999


Press Release


ARAB COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS IMPLICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ______________________

19990512

High-level government representatives from Arab countries will meet in Cairo on 17 and 18 May to discuss the implications of international investment agreements for their region. This regional symposium, hosted by the Government of Egypt, is organized jointly by UNCTAD and the Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation, with the participation of the League of Arab States.