In progress at UNHQ

Press Conference


13 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN

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The Commission on the Status of Women, one of the oldest functioning bodies of the Economic and Social Council, had a long record of achievements in the advancement of women and women's human rights, its Chairperson Patricia Flor (Germany), told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press conference.

13 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNSCOM EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

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Richard Butler, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission which was established by Security Council resolution 687 (1991) in connection with the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (UNSCOM), addressed correspondents and responded to questions during today's press briefing at Headquarters.

10 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

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Summing up the financial picture of the United Nations, the Under- Secretary-General for Management, Joseph Connor, told correspondents at a press briefing this afternoon that the Organization's cash position was weak, and getting weaker. Its unpaid assessments were slowly decreasing, and its ability to "cross-borrow" was drying up, he added.

9 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY CHAIRMAN OF IRAQ SANCTIONS COMMITTEE

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At a Headquarters press briefing this evening, Antonio Monteiro (Portugal), Chairman of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) to monitor the sanctions regime against Iraq, reviewed the subjects taken up by the Committee's 167th meeting, held earlier in the day.

9 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR IRAQ

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The newly appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Prakash Shah, said at a Headquarters press briefing today that the Secretary- General had indicated in a letter dated 5 March to the Security Council what was expected of him. Mr. Shah said he planned to leave New York on Wednesday or Thursday and set up his office in Baghdad before the end of March.

6 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY FEDERATION OF AFRICAN WOMEN'S PEACE NETWORK, SPONSORED BY UNIFEM

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Four members of the Federation of African Women's Peace Network (FERFAP) discussed the role women played in peace and armed conflict, at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon, sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

6 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Klaus Topfer, outlined UNEP's priorities and the global environmental agenda at a Headquarters press briefing this morning.

4 March 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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Violence against women was a universal problem that was often overlooked, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Radhika Coomaraswamy, told correspondents at a press briefing this afternoon.