Press Release

22 June 1999

Press Release
PI/1149

SECOND GLOBAL MEETING Y2K COORDINATORS CONCLUDES AT HEADQUARTERS; WORKING GROUP ON INFORMATICS ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN

19990622 Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Need To Build Public Confidence about Actions Taken to Deal with Y2K Issue

22 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7040
AFR/148

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SATISFACTION THAT UN HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO SPLM/A-HELD AREAS IN SOUTH KOFDOFAN STATE OF SUDAN IS PROCEEDING POSITIVELY

19990622

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

22 June 1999

Press Release
DSG/SM/61
PI/1150

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED TO BUILD REAL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE ABOUT ACTIONS TO CONFRONT Y2K ISSUE

19990622 Louise Fréchette, in Meeting of Y2K Coordinators, Praises Ahmad Kamal Of Pakistan as 'Truly Remarkable Chairman' of Working Group on Informatics

Following is the text of closing remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the Working Group on Informatics, in New York today:

22 June 1999

Press Release
PI/1148

SECOND GLOBAL MEETING OF NATIONAL Y2K COORDINATORS BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

19990622

USG for Management Says He Is Reasonably Confident about UN Ability To Cope with Internal Y2K-Induced Problems, but Risks Must also Be Addressed

22 June 1999

Press Release
WOM/1144

CHILE ENDING 'GENDER ORDER' BASED ON EXCLUSION, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19990622

Director of National Women's Service Cites Significant Legal Reforms; Committee Experts Concerned by Teenage Pregnancy, Lack of Abortion Access

22 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7041

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ACTION OF UNITED STATES SENATE ON PARTIAL PAYMENT OF COUNTRY'S ARREARS TO UNITED NATIONS

19990622 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the action of the United States Senate in approving an authorization bill containing funds in partial payment of United States arrears to the United Nations.

22 June 1999

Press Release
TAD/1880

GLOBAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BOOMED IN 1998 FUELLED BY MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, UNCTAD SAYS

19990622

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 22 June (UNCTAD) -- According to preliminary data released today by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), world foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 1998 increased by 39 per cent over 1997, to $644 billion.

22 June 1999

Press Release
GA/COL/3008

SPECIAL DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE TAKES UP QUESTIONS RELATED TO EAST TIMOR AND WESTERN SAHARA

19990622 Committee Hears Petitioners on East Timor; Statement Made by POLISARIO Representative

22 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7039
OBV/101

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES CRUCIAL ROLE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN ENDING HOSTILITIES IN BALKANS AND IN MAKING POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION

19990622

Kofi Annan Says World Owes Considerable Debt of Gratitude To President Yeltsin, Foreign Minister Ivanov and Special Envoy Chernomyrdin

22 June 1999

Press Release
WOM/1145

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF CHILE'S REPORT

19990622 Lack of Divorce Law, Under-representation in Decision-making, Constraints in Reproductive Health among Issues Addressed by Experts