In progress at UNHQ

Press Conference


7 June 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING ON UNITED NATIONS APPEAL FOR HORN OF AFRICA

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A consolidated emergency United Nations appeal for $378 million to help 13.4 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa was launched at a Headquarters press briefing today.

5 June 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

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Members of the United States Congress held a press conference at Headquarters this afternoon to discuss the significance of a national poll that indicates that a strong majority of women are concerned about United States foreign policy and believe that global problems make it necessary for the country to work closely with other States through institutions like the United Nations.

2 June 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING ON 'WOMEN 2000'

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"Nations and leaders have come to recognize that it is imperative to address the gender dimension in their quest for solutions to a whole range of national problems", correspondents were told this morning, in an extensive background briefing on the upcoming General Assembly special session, at Headquarters 5 to 9 June, that will review global conditions for women.

31 May 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING PRESENTS REPORT ON GLOBAL SITUATION OF WOMEN

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Several officials from the United Nations Secretariat held a press conference this morning at Headquarters to present a new five-year progress report on the situation of women around the world. The report compiled and analysed data on conditions for women in the areas of health, human rights, politics, work, education and family.

30 May 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCEAN AFFAIRS

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An integrated international policy on ocean affairs was the goal of the informal consultative process convening at Headquarter this week, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.

26 May 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE ON MILLENNIUM FORUM

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The Millennium Forum, a week-long gathering of international civil society organizations, had succeeded in producing a consensus declaration of their views and recommendations on the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.