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PRESS BRIEFING BY NEW CHIEF OF DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMME

27 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY NEW CHIEF OF DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMME

19970627

At a Headquarter's press conference today, Senator Pino Arlucchi of Italy, said he would take up his appointment as the new Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme on 1 September. He hoped to better integrate the Organization's efforts to combat global crime challenge.

PRESS BRIEFING ON ENVIRONMENT BY COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATIVES

26 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON ENVIRONMENT BY COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATIVES

19970626

Senator Robert Hill, Australia's Minister for Environment, told correspondents at a press conference yesterday afternoon that environment ministers of Commonwealth countries had met under his chairmanship in New York on Tuesday, 24 June to review progress in implementing the commitments of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development.

DAILY BRIEFING ON SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

26 June 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY BRIEFING ON SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19970626

Samsiah Abdul-Majid, spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly, briefed correspondents on the special session on the review of implementation of Agenda 21. Also taking part in the briefing was Jean-Claude Faby, Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Policy and Coordination and Sustainable Development.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY REPUBLIC OF KOREA

26 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY REPUBLIC OF KOREA

19970626

At a Headquarters press conference held yesterday afternoon, the Minister of Environment for the Republic of Korea, Hyon-Wook Kang, introduced the Seoul Declaration on Environmental Ethics. He was accompanied by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

PRESS BRIEFING BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF UKRAINE

26 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF UKRAINE

19970626

Hennadi Udovenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, told a Headquarters press briefing this morning that Ukraine's foreign policy had recently witnessed a number of extremely important achievements which greatly contributed to peace and stability on the European continent.

PRESS BRIEFING ON WORLD DRUG REPORT

25 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON WORLD DRUG REPORT

19970625

Giorgio Giacomelli, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning that the new World Drug Report was a snapshot of the world drug situation captured at a particular stage in its evolution.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT OF NORWAY

25 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT OF NORWAY

19970625

At a Headquarters press conference this morning, the Minister for Environment of Norway, Thorbjorn Berntsen, told correspondents that Arctic issues had become global issues. Cooperation among the eight Arctic countries on key issues in the region was essential, but domestic and international action was also crucial to reduce the threat to the Arctic environment.

DAILY BRIEFING ON SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

25 June 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY BRIEFING ON SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19970625

Samsiah Abdul-Majid, spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly, began the briefing on the special session on the review of implementation of Agenda 21, by announcing that at the beginning of this morning's plenary the President "with sadness informed the Assembly of the death of Jacques-Yves Cousteau". She then read the following statement:

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OF MONGOLIA

25 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OF MONGOLIA

19970625

Mongolia's Government will immediately expand the country's environmentally protected area from 10 per cent to 15 per cent of its territory, with 30 per cent of the country ultimately being turned into national parks and other protected areas, the State's Minister for the Environment, Adyasuren Tsohio, told reporters at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF SLOVENIA

24 June 1997



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRIME MINISTER OF SLOVENIA

19970624

Slovenia, a new player on the international scene, was trying to become one of the new members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and of the Security Council, Prime Minister Hanez Drnovsek, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.