The Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference that time was running out for the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. This pressure of time, he said, should nudge all parties to be more flexible in order to reach an agreement that would help the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, the Middle East and the world as a whole.
Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore and Chairman of the first roundtable of the Millennium Summit, said at a press conference this evening that the central theme of the discussions was the challenges posed by globalization and how its forces could be moderated.
Three International staff of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) were killed in a brutal mob attack in Atambua, West Timor, in "the worst security incident ever to face UNHCR", the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, informed correspondents at a press conference this morning.
More than six million people had been killed by small arms -- as opposed to weapons of mass destruction -- in the last 10 years, confounding the expectations of a peace dividend that accompanied the end of the cold war, former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
Although Colombia had suffered internal conflict for over 40 years, it was not split by a civil war and would not become the next Viet Nam, nor bring about World War III, that countrys President, Andres Pastrana, told correspondents this afternoon at a press conference.
The United Nations Millennium Summit had been billed as the largest gathering of world leaders ever, and, with over 149 heads of State and government so far in attendance, it was living up to its name, Therese Gastaut, Spokeswoman for the Co-Chairs of the Millennium Summit told correspondents at a press briefing today.
Tuesday afternoons Meeting of Women Heads of State and Government presented an opportunity to survey the achievements and failings of the past century and to reflect on the goals, aims and values to be promoted in the coming one, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference.
