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Press Release

DEV/2176

ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE REVIEWED AT UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR IN GREECE, COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY PLEDGED

21 November 1997


Press Release
DEV/2176


ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE REVIEWED AT UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR IN GREECE, COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY PLEDGED

19971121 Senior Government Officials from Central and Eastern Europe Discuss Professionalism and Values in Changing Environment

NEW YORK, 21 November (DESA) -- A conference on ethics in public service, organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), ended yesterday in Thessaloniki, Greece.

SG/SM/6403

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ON IRAQ

20 November 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6403
IK/231


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES OUTCOME OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS ON IRAQ

19971120 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was pleased to hear the outcome of the diplomatic efforts on Iraq announced in Geneva early this morning.

GA/SM/15

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WELCOMES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLOMBIA

20 November 1997


Press Release
GA/SM/15


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WELCOMES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLOMBIA

19971120 Following is a statement attributable to the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko:

The President of the General Assembly welcomes the successful launch of the space shuttle Columbia with a multinational crew, including four American astronauts, a Japanese aerospace engineer, and the first Ukrainian astronaut.

UNEP/18

UNEP OFFICE ON PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES TO BE OPENED AT THE HAGUE ON 24 NOVEMBER

19 November 1997


Press Release
UNEP/18


UNEP OFFICE ON PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT FROM LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES TO BE OPENED AT THE HAGUE ON 24 NOVEMBER

19971119

NAIROBI/THE HAGUE, 19 November (UNEP) -- An important step forward will be taken next week in the implementation of an ambitious programme of action dealing with threats to the global marine environment and the health and economic well-being of the approximately 3.5 billion people who live in the world's coastal areas.