Press Release

22 October 1998

Press Release
GA/DIS/3116/

ELIMINATION OF MIDDLE EAST'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION STRESSED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DEBATE CORRECTION

19981022

In Press Release GA/DIS/3116 of 20 October, the third full paragraph on page 18 should read as follows:

22 October 1998

Press Release
GA/L/3080

SPEAKERS IN LEGAL COMMITTEE CALL FOR UNIVERSAL RATIFICATION OF ROME STATUTE AS REVIEW OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CONCLUDES

19981022 Preparatory Commission Charged with Laying Foundations for Court Should Meet Early in 1999 So Court Can Begin Functions By Turn of Century

22 October 1998

Press Release
OS/1744

21 October 1998

Press Release
GA/DIS/3117

INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN CONVENTIONAL ARMS STRESSED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

19981021 Speakers Cite Weaknesses in UN Register As Committee Concludes General Disarmament Debate

21 October 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3480

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6764

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN JAPAN

19981021 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today in Tokyo at the founding ceremony for the Academic Council on the United Nations System in Japan:

21 October 1998

Press Release
GA/9483

COUNCIL STILL FALLS SHORT OF ASSEMBLY IDEA OF OBJECTIVE DISCLOSURE OF WORK, INDIA TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW OF ANNUAL SECURITY COUNCIL REPORT

19981021 Timely and Comprehensive Information on Council Activities Imperative For Member States which Deserve Better Access than Media, Says Australia

21 October 1998

Press Release
GA/L/3077

UNITED STATES WILL NOT SIGN STATUTE ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN ITS PRESENT FORM, SIXTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19981021 As Legal Committee Discusses Rome Conference, China's Representative Adds that Court Statute Riddled with Deficiencies

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6762
AFR/108

SECRETARY-GENERAL CLOSES TOKYO CONFERENCE FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SAYING AFRICA CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM STABILITY OF GLOBAL ECONOMY

19981021 Dialogue between Africa and Asia in Tokyo Should Lead to New View Of Development Process, New South-South Cooperation and New Partnerships

21 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2831

CONSEQUENCES OF EL NIÑO PHENOMENON HIGHLIGHTED IN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

19981021 Speakers Address Disaster Prevention Strategies, As Committee Takes Up Environment, Sustainable Development