Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

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Press Conference

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

28 April 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19990428

Solid cooperation with the international financial institutions was essential for making the Economic and Social Council truly action and results- oriented, Francesco Paolo Fulci, Permanent Representative of Italy and President of the Council, told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press conference.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORLD PERCEPTION OF UNITED NATIONS

27 April 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORLD PERCEPTION OF UNITED NATIONS

19990427

The United Nations enjoyed a substantial favourable public perception around the world, particularly among the young, according to results of a poll released at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

23 April 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

19990423

A new emergency operation for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would enable the World Food Programme (WFP) to reach another 1.1 million children between the ages of 11 and 17, as well as 25 per cent of the elderly population in that country, the WFP Executive Director, Catherine Bertini, said today at a Headquarters press briefing.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON EARTH DAY 2000 CELEBRATION

22 April 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON EARTH DAY 2000 CELEBRATION

19990422

The celebration of Earth Day 2000 would take place in April, a year from now, and start a process which would culminate in the observance of World Environment Day (5 June), Dennis Hayes, Chairman of Earth Day Network, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON TOURISM BY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

22 April 1999



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON TOURISM BY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19990422

At a Headquarters press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Jeb Brugmann, Secretary-General of the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives, said that for tourism to survive and be sustained, it had to work with local communities or stakeholders who knew best what was needed to maintain the unique characteristics that made tourist destinations attractive.