* Security Council agrees to designation of Carlos Westendorp as High Representative for Bosnia peace agreement.
* The Secretary-General welcomes indications that the U.S. might pay its arrears.
GENEVA, 12 June (UN Information Service) -- Senegal strongly supported appointment by the Conference on Disarmament of an ad hoc committee to begin negotiations on a phased programme of nuclear disarmament, the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs said in an address to the Conference this morning.
The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned about the deteriorating situation in Congo, Brazzaville, and the rising human toll of this conflict.
Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the 1997 United Nations Population Award Ceremony, at Headquarters today:
Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters at Headquarters today:
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to New York for this twenty-ninth session of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
