Press Conference

19 February 1999

Press Briefing

BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE FOR DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION

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Pino Arlacchi, Executive Director of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, based in Vienna, this afternoon briefed correspondents about activities undertaken by the Office since the special session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem held in June 1998.

17 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

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Urging international assistance for the Economic Community of West African States' Monitoring Observer Group (ECOMOG), the sub-regional peacekeeping force operating in Sierra Leone, Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, said today that he remained hopeful about the long-term prospects of the country.

12 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON IMPORT ON HOUSING OF AGEING POPULATIONS

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A press conference on the impact of ageing populations worldwide on housing and how the public sector was being challenged to improve their general living conditions was given at Headquarters this morning by three experts who participated in a just-ended international conference on the subject.

10 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN AFRICA

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The military build-up over the last few months in Ethiopia and Eritrea had reached such proportions that the world could soon be witnessing the first high-tech war in Africa, Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General in Africa, said during a press briefing this afternoon at Headquarters.

10 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1999 PEACE AND COOPERATION SCHOOL AWARD

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The 1999 Peace and Cooperation School Award, sponsored by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Spain and the United States, was launched this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference sponsored by Spain. The contest will draw entries from students and educators around the world, based on the theme "The right to a culture of peace and non-violence".

9 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON EAST TIMOR

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At the conclusion of two days of intensive talks on East Timor, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative, Jamsheed Marker, the Foreign Minister of Portugal, Jaime Gama, and the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Ali Alatas, briefed the press Monday evening at Headquarters.

9 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON INTERNATIONAL POLICE TASK FORCE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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8 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIRMAN OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

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At a special session of the General Assembly in the year 2000, the world would be examined, after five years, on their efforts to put social concerns at the centre of their economic policies, Ambassador Aurelio Fernandez (Spain), Chairman of the Commission for Social Development, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

5 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

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4 February 1999

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON CURRENT SESSION OF WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

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The major impediments to the achievement of de facto equality of women were stereotypical attitudes and the fact that people had still not realized that women's rights were human rights, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Angela King, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.