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DSG/SM/1*

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW MUST BE INTERPRETED FROM PERSPECTIVE OF BOTH GENDERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS WOMEN'S LOBBY

6 March 1998


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DSG/SM/1*


INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW MUST BE INTERPRETED FROM PERSPECTIVE OF BOTH GENDERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS WOMEN'S LOBBY

19980306 Also Cites United Nations Role as Catalyst For Action by States, Civil Society, on Women's Advancement

Following is the text of an address today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the European Women's Lobby in New York:

SG/SM/6477

SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY NEWS OF BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO

5 March 1998


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SG/SM/6477


SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY NEWS OF BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO

19980305 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is outraged by the news of a bomb blast today in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, which has killed and injured a large number of civilians, including children.

GA/SM/33

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT APPALLED BY BOMBING IN COLOMBO

5 March 1998


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GA/SM/33


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT APPALLED BY BOMBING IN COLOMBO

19980305 The following statement was issued today by the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine):

The President of the General Assembly was shocked to learn about the bomb explosion today in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a large number of innocent people, including children.