Press Release

20 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6553

20 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5783

COLLECTIVE UNITED NATIONS RESPONSE NEEDED TO ADDRESS EFFECTS OF ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS, SAYS HEAD OF REGIONAL COMMISSION

19980720 Chiefs of Regional Commissions Address Economic and Social Council, as It Begins Consideration of Regional Cooperation

The Economic and Social Council heard discussion of the regional implications of the Asian financial crisis, as it began consideration of regional cooperation this morning.

20 July 1998

Press Release
L/2890

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IS MAJOR STEP IN MARCH TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS, RULE OF LAW

19980720 In Ceremony on Adoption of Court's Statute, Philippe Kirsch (Canada) Appeals to States Not to Reject 'What Is Really the Future of Humanity'

(Reissued as received from an Information Officer.)

20 July 1998

Press Release
HR/4378

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ISRAELI PRACTICES TO VISIT EGYPT, JORDAN AND SYRIA

19980720

GENEVA, 17 July (UN Information Service) -- The Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories will carry out its annual field mission to Egypt, Jordan and Syria from 22 to 31 July.

20 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6643
L/2891

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IS GIFT OF HOPE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

19980720 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement at the ceremony held at Campidoglio on Saturday, 18 July, celebrating the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court at a United Nations Diplomatic Conference, which concluded in Rome the previous day:

This is indeed a historic moment.

20 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5784

CONTRIBUTIONS AND REFORM EFFORTS OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS IN AFRICA, EUROPE, ASIA AND PACIFIC, WESTERN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN NOTED

19980720

The Economic and Social Council this afternoon adopted four resolutions and one decision, all without a vote, recommended by the five regional commissions, as it continued its review of the work of those bodies.

20 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6552

SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION

19980720

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a period of two months until 21 September 1998, so that the Mission might proceed with its identification tasks, with the aim of completing the process.

20 July 1998

Press Release
L/2889

UN DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE CONCLUDES IN ROME WITH DECISION TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

19980720 Statute of Court Adopted by Non-Recorded Vote of 120 in Favour, 7 Against, 21 Abstentions

(Reissued as received from a United Nations Information Officer.)

17 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5782

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS CALLS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION TO BE CENTRAL FACTOR IN UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES

19980717 Rights Said to Be Integral to Development, Related Activities; Algeria Warns against Invocation for Political Purposes

17 July 1998

Press Release
ECOSOC/5769/

GENDER INITIATIVES AT UNITED NATIONS FALL SHORT DUE TO LACK OF COMMITMENT AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TOLD CORRECTION

19980717

On page 12 of Press Release ECOSOC/5769 of 9 July 1998, the first complete paragraph (beginning, "Unemployment hit women harder than men ...") was wrongly attributed to the representative of Kazakhstan.