Press Release

2 April 1998

Press Release
IK/248

IN VIENNA, EXPERTS CONCLUDE TECHNICAL EVALUATION MEETING ON IRAQ'S BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMME

19980402 (Reissued as received.)

2 April 1998

Press Release
ICJ/555

2 April 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/841

CALLS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN WORK OF SUBCOMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES HEARD AT COMMISSION

19980402 Commission Starts Consideration of Human Rights Of Persons Subjected to Detention or Imprisonment, Including Torture

(Reissued as received.)

2 April 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/840

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSES SITUATION IN COLOMBIA

19980402

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 31 March (UN Information Service) -- The situation in Colombia was the focus of discussion this afternoon, as the Commission on Human Rights received the report of the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bogota.

2 April 1998

Press Release
GA/PK/155

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO END USE OF GRATIS PERSONNEL IN PEACEKEEPING DEPARTMENT BY END OF YEAR

19980402 Stresses Need to Maintain Core Capacity of Peacekeeping Department While Aiming at Balanced Geographical Distribution

1 April 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2127

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 29 - 30 MARCH

19980401

The Secretary-General arrived in Moscow from Geneva in the afternoon of Sunday, 29 March. He was met at the airport by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yuri Ushakov.

1 April 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2126

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN GENEVA, 26 - 29 MARCH

19980401

The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva from Jerusalem in the afternoon of Thursday, 26 March, having concluded his trip to the Middle East, where he visited Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, the Occupied Territories, and Israel.

1 April 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6512
UNEP/26

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY MUST BE REPLENISHED AT HIGHER LEVELS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO ASSEMBLY IN NEW DELHI

19980401 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message, delivered by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Klaus Töpfer, to the first Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, being held in New Delhi from 1 to 3 April:

1 April 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6511

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIAL TO PREVENTING CONFLICT

19980401 Speaking in Beijing, Welcomes China's Intention To Sign International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing today:

1 April 1998

Press Release
POP/666
REC/23

POPULATION MEETING URGES GOVERNMENTS TO COOPERATE WITH NGOS AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION PROGRAMMES

19980401 (Reissued as received.)