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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:

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