Press Release

14 May 1999

Press Release

14 May 1999

Press Release
SC/6676

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF MINURSO UNTIL 14 SEPTEMBER

19990514

The Security Council tonight decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 14 September in order to resume the identification process, start the appeals process and conclude all outstanding agreements needed to implement the Settlement Plan.

14 May 1999

Press Release
SOC/4498

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL SESSION ON WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 17-28 MAY

19990514 Background Release Special Session to Be Held in Geneva 26-30 June 2000; Committee to Conduct Preliminary Review of Social Summit Commitments

14 May 1999

Press Release
HR/4412

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-SECOND SESSION

19990514 Considered Reports of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mauritius, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Liechtenstein

(Reissued as received.)

14 May 1999

Press Release
POP/726

14 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6992

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON BALKANS

19990514 GENEVA, 14 May (UN Information Service) -- This is the prepared text of the opening statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the second part of the High-Level Meeting on the crisis in the Balkans, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today:

First, I would like to introduce my Special Envoys for the Balkans, Mr. Carl Bildt and Mr. Eduard Kukan.

14 May 1999

Press Release
PI/1139

14 May 1999

Press Release
SC/6677

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR ACCESS FOR UN AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL OPERATING IN KOSOVO AND OTHER PARTS OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

19990514 Resolution 1239 (1999) Adopted By Vote of 13-0-2 (China and Russian Federation)

14 May 1999

Press Release
HR/4413

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES TWENTIETH SESSION

19990514 Issues Observations on Solomon Islands, Iceland, Denmark, Ireland, Tunisia, and General Comments on Right to Education and Right to Adequate Food

To be issued on 17 May.

13 May 1999

Press Release
HQ/597

HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE MEETS TO CONSIDER DIPLOMATIC SAFETY, SECURITY

19990513

The Committee on Relations with the Host Country decided to hold an open-ended meeting on safety tips for the diplomatic community in October this year, as it met this afternoon to consider the issue of the security of missions and safety of their personnel.