Proposed Programme Addresses Fissile Material, Nuclear Disarmament, Prevention of Outer Space Arms Race
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
The twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, meeting to review implementation of the Platform for Action adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, heard from an additional 17 high-level speakers this morning.
Following is a statement issued today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the developments in Solomon Islands:
The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Solomon Islands, where Governor General Father John Lapli and Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu have been taken hostage.
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 7 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations is appealing for $377.7 million to address the immediate needs of 13.4 million people affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa. Three consecutive years of poor rains and crop failures have exhausted the coping mechanisms of populations in the region.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
As the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly continued its general debate this afternoon, a number of speakers called on the international community to recognize the fundamental right of women to enjoy equality in decision-making and power roles.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
NEW YORK, 7 June (DESA) -- The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs will organize a forum on Women's Global Access and Leadership on Thursday, 8 June, during the special General Assembly session on Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century.
