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PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN AFRICA

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN AFRICA

10 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN AFRICA

19990210

The military build-up over the last few months in Ethiopia and Eritrea had reached such proportions that the world could soon be witnessing the first high-tech war in Africa, Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General in Africa, said during a press briefing this afternoon at Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1999 PEACE AND COOPERATION SCHOOL AWARD

PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1999 PEACE AND COOPERATION SCHOOL AWARD

10 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1999 PEACE AND COOPERATION SCHOOL AWARD

19990210

The 1999 Peace and Cooperation School Award, sponsored by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Spain and the United States, was launched this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference sponsored by Spain. The contest will draw entries from students and educators around the world, based on the theme "The right to a culture of peace and non-violence".

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

12 February 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990212

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard:

I give up on my New Year's resolution. I will never start this briefing on time, and I'm not even going to try.

**Security Council:

PRESS CONFERENCE ON IMPORT ON HOUSING OF AGEING POPULATIONS

PRESS CONFERENCE ON IMPORT ON HOUSING OF AGEING POPULATIONS

12 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON IMPORT ON HOUSING OF AGEING POPULATIONS

19990212

A press conference on the impact of ageing populations worldwide on housing and how the public sector was being challenged to improve their general living conditions was given at Headquarters this morning by three experts who participated in a just-ended international conference on the subject.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

17 February 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

19990217

Urging international assistance for the Economic Community of West African States' Monitoring Observer Group (ECOMOG), the sub-regional peacekeeping force operating in Sierra Leone, Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, said today that he remained hopeful about the long-term prospects of the country.

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