Press Release

17 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4492

IMPACT OF FOREIGN DEBT PROBLEM ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED AT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19990217 Discussion on Overall Review of Implementation Of Outcome of Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development Continues

16 February 1999

Press Release
POP/706

HAGUE FORUM HAS PROVED ICPD PROGRAMME OF ACTION WORKS, DR. NAFIS SADIK TELLS CLOSING SESSION

19990216 Delegates Adopt Report Proposing Actions to Carry Forward Cairo Agenda

16 February 1999

Press Release
ICJ/563

16 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4490

AIDS EPIDEMIC WREAKING HAVOC WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19990216 UNAIDS Representative Says Commitments of 1995 World Social Summit Affected, as Commission Begins Overall Review of Social Summit's Implementation

16 February 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6895
L/2908

ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT WILL BE FITTING WAY TO INAUGURATE NEW MILLENNIUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COURT'S PREPARATORY COMMISSION

19990216 Kofi Annan Says Court Will Put World on Notice that Crimes Against Humanity, Which Disgraced this Century, Will Not Go Unpunished

16 February 1999

Press Release
L/2907

PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT BEGINS FIRST SESSION

19990216 Two Working Groups Established Proposals on Rules of Procedure and Evidence, Elements of Crime Introduced

16 February 1999

Press Release
SOC/4491

ECONOMIC SETBACKS WILL INEVITABLY THREATEN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CHINA TELLS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

19990216 Says Global Social Development Negatively Affected by Recent Financial Crisis; Commission Continues Consideration of Priority Theme: Review of Social Summit

16 February 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6896

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY PROGRESS ON LOCKERBIE ISSUE

19990216 The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan on Friday, 12 February:

The Secretary-General is greatly encouraged by the important progress towards resolving the Lockerbie issue reported to him as a result of the efforts by Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

12 February 1999

Press Release
L/2906

12 February 1999

Press Release
SC/6643

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ATTACKS, ACTS OF VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS

19990212 Presidential Statement Requests Secretary-General's Report Recommending Ways Council Can Improve Civilian's Physical, Legal Protection