Press Release

31 August 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6685

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE BY BANGLADESH

19980831 The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday, 29 August:

31 August 1998

Press Release
SEA/1607

SEABED AUTHORITY APPROVES $5,011,700 BUDGET FOR 1999, DEFERS ACTION ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS

19980831 Adjourns Fourth Session 'Temporarily'; Fifth Session to Be Held 9-27 August, 1999

(Reissued as received.)

31 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6568

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN SEPTEMBER

19980831 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for September:

Security Council

Hans Dahlgren (Sweden) succeeds Danilo Türk (Slovenia) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

28 August 1998

Press Release
SEA/1605

SEABED COUNCIL RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF $5,011,700 BUDGET, THREE-WEEK SESSION

19980828 (Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 27 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority, by roll-call vote of 26 to 3 (Poland, Russian Federation and Ukraine), this afternoon recommended Assembly approval of the Authority's revised $5,011,700 budget for 1999.

28 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6567

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN TALIBAN-HELD TERRITORIES OF AFGHANISTAN

19980828 Demands That All Afghan Factions Stop Fighting And Cooperate To Create Broad-Based, Fully Representative Government

28 August 1998

Press Release
SEA/1606

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 31 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER

19980828 Background Release Expected to Finalize Scientific and Technical Guidelines

(Reissued as received.)

28 August 1998

Press Release
SEA/1604

SEABED AUTHORITY'S COUNCIL DISCUSSES SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1999

19980828 (Reissued as received.)

KINGSTON, 27 August (International Seabed Authority) -- Debate concerning the scale of assessed contributions to be paid by members for the 1999 budget of the International Seabed Authority dominated the discussions at this morning's Council meeting.

28/08/1998

Press Release SC/6566/Corr.1

Security Council

3920th Meeting (Night)

        SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES JOINT UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES INITIATIVE,

     NETHERLANDS WILLINGNESS, TO TRY LIBYAN AIRLINE BOMBING SUSPECTS

27 August 1998

Press Release
SEA/1602

PROTOCOL ON PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AT SEABED AUTHORITY SESSION

19980827 (Reissued as received.)

27 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6565