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ORG/1247

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES WILL ENSURE BEST USE OF TED TURNER'S ENDOWMENT, DEVELOPMENT GROUP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SAYS IN JOINT STATEMENT

19 September 1997


Press Release
ORG/1247


UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES WILL ENSURE BEST USE OF TED TURNER'S ENDOWMENT, DEVELOPMENT GROUP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SAYS IN JOINT STATEMENT

19970919 The following joint statement was issued this evening by the Executive Committee of the United Nations Development Group, the heads of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):

HR/4337

WORKSHOP ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING CONCLUDES ITS WORK

19 September 1997


Press Release
HR/4337


WORKSHOP ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING CONCLUDES ITS WORK

19970919

GENEVA, 18 September (UN Information Service) -- A Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming, organized by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, was held in Geneva from 15 to 17 September to exchange experiences among bilateral and multilateral organizations about implementing gender equality policies.

HR/4336

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO MEET IN GENEVA, 22 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER

19 September 1997


Press Release
HR/4336


COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO MEET IN GENEVA, 22 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER

19970919 Background Release To Examine Reports of Lao People's Democratic Republic, Australia, Uganda, Czech Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo

(Reissued as received.)

GA/SHC/3411

THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

19 September 1997


Press Release
GA/SHC/3411


THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK

19970919

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon elected Choe Myong Nam (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Karim Wissa (Egypt) as Vice-Chairmen, and Monica Martinez (Ecuador) as Rapporteur. It also adopted its programme of work for the current session, which is scheduled to conclude on 28 November.