Press Release

19 March 1999

Press Release
GA/AB/3288

ADDITIONAL $12.3 MILLION WOULD BE GIVEN TO CIVILIAN POLICE MISSION IN HAITI BY FIFTH COMMITTEE DRAFT TEXT

19990319 Gratis Personnel, Management Irregularities Resulting In Losses to Organization and Impact of Pilot Projects Discussed

19 March 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6933

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED PROVIDING FOR SURRENDER OF TWO LOCKERBIE SUSPECTS IN NEAR FUTURE

19990319 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

19 March 1999

Press Release
RD/893

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION

19990319 (Reissued as received.)

19 March 1999

Press Release
WOM/1123

PREPARATORY BODY FOR SPECIAL SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON WOMEN 2000 CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION

19990319 Draft Resolution Approved Reaffirms Special Session Will Not Renegotiate Beijing Platform for Action

19 March 1999

Press Release
HR/CT/522

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, FROM 22 MARCH TO 9 APRIL

19990319 Background Release

Reports submitted by the Governments of Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica and Lesotho on the measures they have adopted to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights will be considered by the Human Rights Committee at its sixty-fifth session, to be held at Headquarters from 22 March to 9 April.

19 March 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6934

TERM OF SERVICE OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WESTERN SAHARA TO END ON 31 MARCH

19990319 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The terms of service of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara, Charles F. Dunbar, will come to an end on 31 March.

19 March 1999

Press Release
DC/2632

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

19990319 Maged Abdelaziz (Egypt) Elected Chairman 1999 Commission Session to be Held from 12 to 30 April

19 March 1999

Press Release
SC/6654

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS 31 SPEAKERS IN OPEN MEETING ON CONFLICT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

19990319 Human Rights Minister of Democratic Republic Says Presence of Rwandan, Ugandan Troops Sole Obstacle to Peace

19 March 1999

Press Release
POP/710

19 March 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6935

SECRETARY-GENERAL GREATLY ENCOURAGED BY READINESS OF LIBYA TO PROCEED WITH TRANSFER OF TWO LOCKERBIE ACCUSED TO NETHERLANDS

19990319

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: