Modest progress had been made in Kosovo since the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) a year ago, Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has written to all Heads of State or Government inviting them to take the opportunity presented by the September Millennium Summit to sign and ratify or accede to multilateral conventions deposited with him, Hans Corell, Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, said at a press briefing today.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations Department of Public Information jointly launched a world map entitled "Women in Politics: 2000" at a Headquarters press conference this morning.
Reproductive and sexual health and rights were essential to womens equality and to the overall development and health of nations, a group of non-governmental organizations told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference held to call upon governments to face those issues head on.
