Press Release

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/927

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE, NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPORT

19990422

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/926

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONCLUDES DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, STARTS CONSIDERATION OF EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

19990422 (Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/4409

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 26 APRIL TO 14 MAY

19990422 Background Release To Consider Reports from Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mauritius, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Liechtenstein

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/4408

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION FROM 26 APRIL TO 14 MAY

19990422 Background Release Committee Scheduled to Consider Reports From Iceland, Solomon Islands, Denmark, Ireland and Tunisia

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
GA/PAL/800*

AFRICAN MEETING DISCUSSES SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF PEACE PROCESS

19990422 (Received from a UN Information Officer.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
ENV/DEV/507

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHOULD CREATE OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS OCEAN-RELATED ISSUES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TOLD

19990422 Commission Continues High-level Segment, Focusing on Oceans and Seas

22 April 1999

Press Release
ENV/DEV/506

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT, WITH DEBATE FOCUSED ON OCEANS AND SEAS

19990422 Solomon Islands Calls on Commission to Condemn Illegal Fishing; Threats From Land-based Pollution, Coastal Development Also Discussed

22 April 1999

Press Release
DSG/SM/46

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN CONTINUES TO PLAY CENTRAL ROLE ON MANY ISSUES THAT DOMINATE INTERNATIONAL AGENDA AT END OF TWENTIETH CENTURY

19990422 Louise Fréchette Cites Human Rights, Woman's Rights and Environment as Key Areas of UN Accomplishment

Following is the text of an address delivered today at Headquarters by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) programme:

21 April 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6962

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF AGREEMENT ON ENDING VIOLENCE IN EAST TIMOR

19990421 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the signing of an agreement in East Timor designed to end the violence and establish peace and stability in the Territory.

21 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/925

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY

19990421

(Reissued as received.)