Press Release

7 January 1997

Press Release
UNU/180

7 January 1997

Press Release
SC/6310

SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1997

19970107 NEW YORK, 6 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 January, the President of the Security Council, Hisashi Owada (Japan), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaux for 1997.

The composition of the elected bureaux is as follows:

7 January 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/395

CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION IS FIRST INTERNATIONAL TREATY TO ADDRESS TWIN SCOURGES OF POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

19970107 Representative of IFAD Tells Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Convention

7 January 1997

Press Release
DEV/2130
POP/631

6 January 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/394

HIGH-LEVEL ADVISORY BOARD ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO MEET IN MONACO, 14-17 JANUARY

19970106 Board's Seventh Session to Prepare Policy Recommendations On Energy, Water and Transport for Assembly's Special Session on Agenda 21

6 January 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/393

3 January 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/392

INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 6-17 JANUARY

19970103 Background Release Site of Permanent Secretariat, Financial Matters, Preparatory Work for Conference of Parties among Issues before Tenth Session

2 January 1997

Press Release
ORG/1230

MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 1997 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19970102 The General Assembly is composed of all 185 United Nations Member States. The States, and the dates on which they became Members, are listed in Press Release ORG/1190, issued 15 December 1994.

SECURITY COUNCIL

31 December 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6139

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN PARTING MESSAGE TO UNITED NATIONS STAFF, PRAISED ITS DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, IMAGINATION, COURAGE

19961231 `I am Honoured To Have Worked with You', Says Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The following is a message from Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to United Nations staff as he concludes his term of office:

31 December 1996

Press Release
SC/6309

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19961231 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 January:

Security Council

Hisashi Owada (Japan) succeeds Francesco Paolo Fulci (Italy) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee