Secretary-General Says Freedom of Journalists Our Freedom; Press Protection, Role in Conflict Settlement among Issues Highlighted
Beginning Four-Week Conference, Delegates Elect Officers, Adopt Agenda
CORRECTION
In Press Release DC/2692 issued 24 April, the final paragraph on the opening page should read as follows:
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Following is the message of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is observed 3 May:
Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, upon receiving the degree of Docteur Honoris Causa en Relations Internationales from the University of Yaounde II, in Yaounde, Cameroon on 2 May:
NPT Parties Conclude General Debate; 24 Ministerial-Level Statements among 93 States Parties Addressing Conference
Concern over the widening gulf between the developed countries and the developing world amid rapid technological advances dominated the discussion this morning in the Committee on Information, as it continued its general debate on the reorientation of the activities of the Department of Public Information.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
