Ends First Half of 2000 Session; To Resume Work on Code in July
(Received from International Seabed Authority.)
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening of the exhibition Visas for Life: The Righteous Diplomats, delivered on his behalf by Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations Gillian Sorensen, at Headquarters on 3 April:
Report Will Be Considered at Millennium Summit 6 to 8 September; Outlines Plan for Addressing Challenges Facing International Community
Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly as he presented his Millennium Report, We the Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century, on 3 April:
(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)
Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Commission on Human Rights, to be delivered in Geneva on 4 April:
After finding that globalization has not provided a windfall in benefits to most people and that most of the social development goals of the 1995 Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development have not been achieved, delegates are preparing to negotiate new strategies that will help people attain a better standard of living.
The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General expressed deep concern over reports about the sudden illness suffered by Keizo Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan. The Secretary- General expressed his hope and good wishes for Mr. Obuchis speedy recovery.
The newly formed United Nations Geographic Information Working Group concluded its first meeting on collaboration in the fields of cartography and geographic information science at Headquarters on 30 March 2000.
