Press Release

6 October 1998

Press Release
GA/SM/66
PKO/76

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED AS EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR MAINTAINING PEACE

19981006 Didier Opertti (Uruguay) Stresses Contribution of Peacekeeping Operations to Respect for Human Rights, in Assembly Commemorative Meeting

6 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6734
HR/4383

LET DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BE YOUR GUIDE, YOUR SOURCE OF STRENGTH, YOUR CREDO, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT SWEDISH EXHIBIT IN NEW YORK

19981006 Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Swedish exhibit on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in New York today:

6 October 1998

Press Release
DSG/SM/20
HR/4382

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES UNITED NATIONS DUTY TO TRANSLATE INTO PRACTICE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS

19981006 Louise Fréchette Tells United States Congress Human Rights Caucus

Following is the text of the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at a reception given by the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, in Washington, D.C. today:

6 October 1998

Press Release
GA/EF/2816

TRUE PARTNERSHIP NEEDED TO ADDRESS POVERTY, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, JAPAN TELLS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

19981006 Committee Continues General Debate on World Economic Situation, Addressing Issues of Market Access, Declining Development Assistance

6 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6733
PKO/75

'WE ARE ALL HUMBLED' BEFORE THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, PRESENTING FIRST DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD MEDALS

19981006 Following is the text of remarks delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the presentation of the first Dag Hammarskjöld Medals at a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping in New York on 6 October:

6 October 1998

Press Release
GA/AB/3241

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT TELLS FIFTH COMMITTEE UNITED NATIONS' FINANCIAL LIQUIDITY DRYING UP

19981006 Committee Takes Up Organization's Financial Situation, Acts on Scale of Assessments, Continues Discussion of Development Account

6 October 1998

Press Release
SAG/9

6 October 1998

Press Release
GA/9467

GENERAL ASSEMBLY HONOURS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WHO SERVED CAUSE OF PEACE, ADOPTING DECLARATION ON FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UN PEACEKEEPING

19981006 Addressing Special Commemorative Meeting, President of Botswana Says Framers of Charter Entrenched Imperfections Limiting Peacekeeping Ability

6 October 1998

Press Release
GA/SHC/3465

THIRD COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

19981006 Participation and Inclusion of Elderly and Youth Required To Create Equitable Society for All, Speakers Stress

6 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6733/Rev.1*
PKO/75/Rev.1*

'WE ARE ALL HUMBLED' BEFORE THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, PRESENTING FIRST DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD MEDALS

19981006 Following is the text of remarks delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the presentation of the first Dag Hammarskjöld Medals at a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping in New York on 6 October: