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Press Release

SOC/NAR/801

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG CONTROL TREATIES, 10 TO 21 MAY

19 May 1999


Press Release
SOC/NAR/801


INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG CONTROL TREATIES, 10 TO 21 MAY

19990519

VIENNA, 7 May (UN Information Service) -- Steps governments have taken to implement international drug control treaties over the past six months will be the main focus of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) at its upcoming session, which begins here on Monday, 10 May.

SG/SM/6997

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS RENEWAL OF EFFECTIVENESS AND RELEVANCE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MUST BE CORNERSTONE OF EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN NEXT CENTURY

18 May 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6997


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS RENEWAL OF EFFECTIVENESS AND RELEVANCE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MUST BE CORNERSTONE OF EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN NEXT CENTURY

19990518 Following is the text of an address on "The Effectiveness of the International Rule of Law in Maintaining International Peace and Security", delivered today in The Hague by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on the occasion of the centennial of the first International Peace Conference:

SG/SM/6996

SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS ARBITRATION MAY BE ONE OF DIPLOMACY'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS, CALLS FOR IT TO BE USED TO FULLEST

17 May 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6996


SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS ARBITRATION MAY BE ONE OF DIPLOMACY'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS, CALLS FOR IT TO BE USED TO FULLEST

19990517 Following is the text of a statement made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today in The Hague, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration:

I am honoured to be with you today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

GA/AB/3295

TROOP-CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO CARRY UNLIMITED LIABILITY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING UN PEACEKEEPING, FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS

17 May 1999


Press Release
GA/AB/3295


TROOP-CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO CARRY UNLIMITED LIABILITY FOR EXPENSES INCURRED DURING UN PEACEKEEPING, FIFTH COMMITTEE HEARS

19990517 Committee Concludes Discussions of Reimbursement for Contingent-owned Equipment, Management Irregularities Causing Financial Losses to Organization