Press Release

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6825
HR/4391

PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS OF ONE INDIVIDUAL PROMOTES PEACE OF ALL HUMANITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES AT UNESCO

19981208 Kofi Annan, Marking Fiftieth Anniversary of Universal Declaration, Stresses Human Rights as Development Priority, Not Just Political One

8 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9530

NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN ON CONVENTION TO SUPPRESS FINANCING OF TERRORISM, GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES, AS IT ACTS ON REPORTS OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

19981208 Adopts, Without Votes, 13 Resolutions and 1 Decision, Including Means to Finalize Preparations for International Criminal Court

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6823

FACED WITH PROFOUND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS UN CAN BE WORLD'S 'CONSCIENCE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

19981208 Following is the text of the address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the French National Assembly in Paris on 8 December:

7 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3277

MANY UN STAFF FROM RWANDA CURRENTLY UNDER ARREST ARE SUSPECTED OF PARTICIPATING IN 1994 GENOCIDE, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981207 As Human Resources Management Discussed, Rwanda's Representative Asks If Genocidal Mindset Was Prerequisite for UN Recruitment Pre-1994 Genocide

7 December 1998

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GA/9527

7 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6821

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES DETERMINATION OF MEMBERS OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL TO SOLVE DISPUTES BY PEACEFUL MEANS, COMMENDS WISDOM OF OPTING FOR DIALOGUE

19981207 'Let Us Work Together for Peace', Kofi Annan Tells Summit Meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council

Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the nineteenth Summit Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in Abu Dhabi on 7 November:

7 December 1998

Press Release
PI/1102

7 December 1998

Press Release
GA/9528

ASSEMBLY URGES GLOBAL COOPERATION ON LIKELY EFFECTS OF YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM; RISKS TO POORER COUNTRIES STRESSED

19981207 Texts on Safety of Humanitarian Personnel, Aid for Developing Nations, Links with OAU Also Adopted; Committee Vacancies Filled

7 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6820
AFR/120

SECRETARY-GENERAL, WELCOMING RELEASE OF 14 UN PEACEKEEPERS IN ANGOLA, CALLS ON ALL CONCERNED TO PROCEED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF LUSAKA PROTOCOL

19981207

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

4 December 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3276

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ESTIMATES FOR 2000-2001 BUDGET LESS THAN AMOUNTS SPENT ON FOOD FOR CATS AND DOGS IN SOME LARGE CITIES, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981204 Committee Takes Up Proposed Budget Outline for 2000-2001 Biennium, Considers Net Budgeting, First Performance Report on 1998-1999 Budget