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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

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.

SC/6678

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNMOT MANDATE BY SIX MONTHS

15 May 1999


Press Release
SC/6678


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNMOT MANDATE BY SIX MONTHS

19990515

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) by six months until 15 November.