Following is the text of the address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette to the General Assembly as it met to consider the follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons (1999) in New York on 4 October:
Following is the opening statement by the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), to the General Assembly as it met to follow-up on the International Year of Older Persons (1999) in New York on 4 October:
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
VIENNA, 4 October (IAEA) - At its first meeting today, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors for 1999-2000 has elected the Governor of Brazil, Mr. Sergio de Queiroz Duarte as its Chairman. Ambassador Queiroz Duarte is the Resident Representative of Brazil to the IAEA and international organizations in Vienna.
While the popular consultation in East Timor had already taken place, the people of Western Sahara were still struggling to make their will known through a similar referendum, the representative of Algeria told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Resolution 1266 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
