This is the text of a message by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, to the Interregional Seminar and Symposium on International Norms and Standards Relating to Disability, held in Hong Kong, 13-17 December:
Ministers Adopt Declaration on Treaty Priorities for Next Decade
THE HAGUE, 13 December (ICJ) -- Today, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, gave its decision in the case concerning Kasikili/Sedudu Island (Botswana/Namibia).
Committee Also Takes up Budget of International Tribunals
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Victory Rana of Nepal as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) to succeed Major-General Evergisto Arturo de Vergara, who relinquishes his post on 15 December 1999.
Iran, Introducing Related Draft Resolution, Says Its Adoption Would Be Propitious Start to New Millennium
There was cause for cautious optimism about peace and reconstruction in Sierra Leone, even in the midst of a volatile security situation, ongoing human rights violations and a continuing humanitarian crisis, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bernard Miyet, to the Security Council this morning.
Depiction of Glory Window in Chapel at Dallas, Texas, Prompted by Initiative of Center for World Thanksgiving
The following statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in New York:
Widest Participation Called For: Debate also Begins On Emergency Efforts for Aid, Peace, Normalcy in Afghanistan
