Social Committee Calls for Widespread Observance; Other Texts Seek Elimination of Religious Bias, Action Against Mercenary Activity
NEW YORK, 16 November (UNFPA) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is distributing emergency home delivery kits to mothers in East Timor, where representatives say there is little or no maternity care currently available. The Fund is also providing delivery supplies to local clinics and hospitals.
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the memorial service for the victims of the World Food Programme (WFP) air crash in Kosovo, delivered on his behalf by his Chef de Cabinet, S. Iqbal Riza, in Rome on 17 November:
A draft resolution on the future work of the Special Committee on the United Nations Charter, approved this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal), would envisage a shorter than usual session for the Charter Committee.
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Universal Childrens Day, celebrated on 20 November:
Following are the remarks of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette at the dinner opening the Meeting of Women Ministers of Justice, convened by the Council of Women World Leaders, in New York on 15 November:
Following is the statement by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) at a luncheon for honourees of the 1999 Global Peace and Tolerance Lifetime Achievement Awards, delivered in his absence today by the Permanent Representative of Seychelles, Claude Morel:
No First Class or Second Class, Algeria Says; Iceland Describes Support System for Integrating Newcomers into Society
