Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the National Assembly of Angola, in Luanda, today:
This is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the launching of the United Nations 1997 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Angola, in Luanda today:
(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)
KINGSTON, 24 March -- Considerable progress on a code for mining in the international seabed area was reported this afternoon to the Council of the International Seabed Authority, meeting at Kingston.
The Government of Bolivia was making every effort to strengthen human rights, gender equality and improve the conditions of its indigenous population, an official of the Government told the Human Rights Committee this morning, as it began consideration of Bolivia's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
NEW YORK, 24 March (DESIPA) -- World economic growth is expected to pick up modestly this year and continue to strengthen over the next few years, according to forecasts discussed at a meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on the Short- and Medium-term Prospects of the World Economy (Project LINK) that began this morning at United Nations Headquarters.
