Press Release

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/9332

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN BE HARMED BY GLOBALIZATION, STRUCTURAL READJUSTMENT DEMANDS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD

19971016 Debate Continues on World Social Summit Outcome; Critics Contend Resources Often Wasted, Greater Aid Needed for Poverty Victims

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/9331

ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS CALL FOR STRONGER INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO COMBAT POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

19971016 Debate Begins on Outcome of 1995 World Social Summit; Need Is Stressed for Official Development Assistance Targets To Be Met

16 October 1997

Press Release
FAO/3650
UNEP/12

16 October 1997

Press Release

NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (UNIS) TO CELEBRATE

19971016 50 YEARS OF SERVICE, ON 17-18 OCTOBER

The United Nations International School (UNIS) will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary on 17 and 18 October with activities for both adults and children. The school will host guests from 20 countries, including parents, faculty and alumni, who will gather at the school for the two days of events.

15 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6360
OBV/14

SOME ENJOY UNIMAGINED WEALTH, OTHERS STILL ENDURE INTOLERABLE DEPRIVATION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, OBSERVING DAY FOR POVERTY ERADICATION

19971015 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October 1997.

15 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6359

AS GUIDE TO FUTURE, HISTORY MUST BE SEEN THROUGH 'MORAL PRISM', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BENEFIT DINNER IN NEW YORK

19971015 Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the fourth annual benefit dinner, hosted by Lehman Brothers, for the Facing History and Ourselves programme, delivered in New York on 14 October.

15 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6358

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPALLED BY BOMB ATTACK IN SRI LANKA

19971015 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is appalled by the news of the bomb attack in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this morning and the resulting loss of life and destruction of property.

15 October 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/498

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE BEGINS NEW SESSION IN GENEVA, REPORTS ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION

19971015 Background Release Senegal, Jamaica, Iraq, Sudan, Belarus, and Lithuania Will be Considered

15 October 1997

Press Release
HQ/578

15 October 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3042

LEGAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PLANS TO MARK CENTENNIAL, IN 1999, OF FIRST INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE

19971015 Draft Resolution Would Invite Netherlands and Russian Federation to Work on Programme of Action for Worldwide Observances