Russian Federation Says Upcoming Elections Prepare Ground for Provinces Separation from Yugoslavia
Advertising Campaign Outlines Mission Of Largest-Ever Gathering of World Leaders
NEW YORK, 24 August -- The United Nations announced today a citywide advertising campaign to alert New Yorkers to the goals of the Millennium Summit from 6 to 8 September.
Conference Extends Condolences on Tragic Death of Crew of Kursk Submarine
GENEVA, 24 August (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament held its weekly plenary this morning, hearing addresses from Japan and the President of the Conference on efforts to reach agreement on the programme of work.
NEW YORK, 24 August (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) -- The Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship recipients, Fathima Razni Mulafer of Sri Lanka and Derrick F.P. Oderson of Barbados, are scheduled to start their research/study (Scholar-in-Residence) programmes at two of the participating universities.
The Fifty-third annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference, entitled "Global Solidarity: the Way to Peace and International Cooperation", will begin at Headquarters on Monday, 28 August at 10 a.m.
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans opening remarks at a meeting held today with chiefs of defence staff of United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) Troop Contributors:
Technical Extension Designed to Allow Time For Further Diplomatic Activity, Possible Adjustments to Mandate
The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) until 15 October.
Fully Endorses Far-Reaching Report by Independent Panel
Drought Affects 37 Million People
TEHRAN-GENEVA-NEW YORK, 22 August (UN Information Service) -- The findings of a technical mission that assessed the devastating consequences of the drought situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran was made public in Tehran today by the United Nations.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
