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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

3 February 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990203

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by introducing Martin Griffiths, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, who was to brief correspondents on his recent visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. [Mr. Griffiths' press briefing will be issued separately.]

PRESS BRIEFING ON CURRENT SESSION OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

PRESS BRIEFING ON CURRENT SESSION OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

4 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON CURRENT SESSION OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

19990204

The major impediments to the achievement of de facto equality of women were stereotypical attitudes and the fact that people had still not realized that women's rights were human rights, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Angela King, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

5 February 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990205

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by stating that the Secretary-General had been anxiously following the news of King Hussein of Jordan's grave illness. His thoughts and prayers were with His Majesty and family and, indeed, with all the people of Jordan at this difficult moment in their history.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIRMAN OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIRMAN OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

8 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIRMAN OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19990208

At a special session of the General Assembly in the year 2000, the world would be examined, after five years, on their efforts to put social concerns at the centre of their economic policies, Ambassador Aurelio Fernandez (Spain), Chairman of the Commission for Social Development, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS BRIEFING ON EAST TIMOR

PRESS BRIEFING ON EAST TIMOR

9 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON EAST TIMOR

19990209

At the conclusion of two days of intensive talks on East Timor, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative, Jamsheed Marker, the Foreign Minister of Portugal, Jaime Gama, and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Ali Alatas, briefed the press Monday evening at Headquarters.

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