Press Release

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.

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

12 February 1999

Press Release
REC/32

12 February 1999

Press Release
PI/1116

12 February 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6894

CONCENTRATION, INNER CALM, RESPECT FOR ADVERSARIES ARE CHARACTERISTICS 'I TRY TO SUMMON UP IN MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF MY JOB', SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES

19990212 'All Three Are Essential in Going the Distance and in Staying On Track', Kofi Annan States upon Receiving Jesse Owens Global Award

Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the Jesse Owens Global Award, in New York yesterday:

12 February 1999

Press Release
GA/9546

GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INCLUSION OF ITEM ON OBSERVER STATUS FOR CUSTOMS COOPERATION COUNCIL IN AGENDA OF ASSEMBLY'S CURRENT SESSION

19990212 Recommendation To Be Considered on Wednesday, 17 February

12 February 1999

Press Release
SC/6642

PLIGHT OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT AT CORE OF SECURITY COUNCIL'S MANDATE, CANADA'S FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS COUNCIL

19990212 At Open Briefing, Council Also Hears from ICRC President, UNICEF's Executive Director, Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict