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OBV/64

POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVES FAO'S AGRICOLA MEDAL FOR EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

15 October 1998


Press Release
OBV/64
SAG/10


POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVES FAO'S AGRICOLA MEDAL FOR EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION

19981015

ROME, 15 October (FAO) -- Pope John Paul II received today the Agricola medal struck in his honour by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in recognition of the Pontiff's "continuous struggle against hunger and malnutrition and his demonstrated concern for the plight of mankind's poor, and for peace in the world".

OBV/42

ROUND-TABLE MEETING MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

24 March 1998


Press Release
OBV/42
RD/883


ROUND-TABLE MEETING MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

19980324 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 20 March (UN Information Service) -- United Nations officials and human-rights experts urged continued action and renewed commitment against bias this afternoon, at a round table marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

OBV/3

UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLS FOR 'MOOD OF SOBER RESOLUTION' AND 'QUIET CONFIDENCE' IN ADDRESSING COMMON TASK OF PRESERVING ALL LIFE ON EARTH

29 May 1997


Press Release
OBV/3
UNEP/4*


UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLS FOR 'MOOD OF SOBER RESOLUTION' AND 'QUIET CONFIDENCE' IN ADDRESSING COMMON TASK OF PRESERVING ALL LIFE ON EARTH

19970529

Following is the message of Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June: