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Press Conference


8 December 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MONGOLIA

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The Government of Mongolia was optimistic that Member States, including the five-nuclear-weapon States, would cooperate in strengthening its international security environment, thereby rendering its quest for nuclear-weapon-free status stronger and more credible, the Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations told a Headquarters press conference on Monday afternoon.

25 November 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CHAIRMAN OF ASSEMBLY'S LEGAL COMMITTEE

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The General Assembly's Sixth Committee (Legal) completed its work for the fifty-third session yesterday afternoon, approving 12 resolutions and two decisions, all without a vote, Jargalsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia), Chairman of the Committee said at a Headquarters press conference today.

23 November 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON UNIVERSAL NETWORKING LANGUAGE

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At a Headquarters press briefing today, representatives from the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies demonstrated the use of a computer language -- known as the Universal Networking Language (UNL) -- for multilingual communication on the Internet.

17 November 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON ANGOLA

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The Chief of the Emergency Liaison Branch of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Kevin Kennedy briefed correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon on his mission to Angola to assess humanitarian needs. He was joined by the Deputy Director of the Emergency Response Division of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Frank O'Donnell.

16 November 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY WINNERS OF ANNUAL UNEP SASAKAWA ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE

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Even as the global environmental crisis was deepening, people were taking more notice and wanted more "hands-on" involvement, Ian Kiernan, the winner of the 1998 Sasakawa Environment Prize, said at a Headquarters press conference today.