Following is the statement delivered today by the President of the General Assembly, Theo Ben-Gurirab (Namibia) in tribute to the memory of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Vazgen Sargissian, who was assassinated today, 27 October:
Following are the remarks to the General Assembly of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which were delivered today on his behalf by UNFPA Executive Director Nafis Sadik:
Advances in Women's Empowerment Noted, Need For Increased Financial Resources Stressed by Speakers
CORRECTION
On page eight of Press Release GA/L/3117 issued 22 October, the statement of the representative of Lebanon should read as follows:
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 27 October (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) - The United Nations today launched the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for the East Timor Crisis, requesting $199 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of affected populations through June 2000.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Among Others, Texts Also Address South-Eastern Europe, Indian Ocean, Disarmament and Development, Environmental Norms
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People recommended this afternoon that the General Assembly welcome the impending celebration in Bethlehem of the birth of Jesus Christ as a symbol of the shared hope for peace among all peoples of the world.
