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UN POPULATION FUND DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY HOME DELIVERY KITS IN EAST TIMOR

POP/747
16 November 1999


Press Release
POP/747


UN POPULATION FUND DISTRIBUTES EMERGENCY HOME DELIVERY KITS IN EAST TIMOR

19991116

NEW YORK, 16 November (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is distributing emergency home delivery kits to mothers in East Timor, where representatives say there is little or no maternity care currently available. The Fund is also providing delivery supplies to local clinics and hospitals.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MOBILE INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE, SAYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MUST BE PARTNER IN STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY

SG/SM/7219
16 November 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7219


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MOBILE INFORMATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE, SAYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MUST BE PARTNER IN STRUGGLE AGAINST POVERTY

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the conference on “Towards a Mobile Information Society” being held in New York, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, Iqbal Riza, on 15 November:

KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

SG/SM/7221
16 November 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7221


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116 ADVANCE RELEASE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*
16 November 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/7221/Rev.1*


KOSOVO CRASH VICTIMS GAVE LIFE TO WORDS 'HUMANITARIAN IMPERATIVE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ROME MEMORIAL SERVICE

19991116

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:

REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL NOW AT GREATER RISK THAN A DECADE AGO, ASSEMBLY"S SOCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

GA/SHC/3563
17 November 1999


Press Release
GA/SHC/3563


REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL NOW AT GREATER RISK THAN A DECADE AGO, ASSEMBLY’S SOCIAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19991117

Red Cross Official Says Environment `More Volatile’; As Debate Ends, UNHCR Director Stresses Need for Stabilization, Post-Conflict Recovery

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO ARRANGE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR FOR SIGNING OF CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

GA/SHC/3564
17 November 1999


Press Release
GA/SHC/3564


GENERAL ASSEMBLY ASKED TO ARRANGE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE NEXT YEAR FOR SIGNING OF CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

19991117

Decision on Millennium Event among Various Actions Taken By Social Committee; Proposal on Death Penalty Shelved for Present Session