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Press Release

HR/4411*

UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES MEETS IN NEW YORK

13 May 1999


Press Release
HR/4411*


UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES MEETS IN NEW YORK

19990513

NEW YORK, 13 May -- The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is reviewing 634 cases of disappearances brought to its attention since its November session, during its fifty-seventh session in New York from 10 to 14 May.

HQ/597

HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE MEETS TO CONSIDER DIPLOMATIC SAFETY, SECURITY

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.

SG/SM/6989

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

12 May 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6989
OBV/94


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

19990512 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

This year, the International Day of Families is dedicated to the theme of "Families for all ages".