Press Release

10 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6594
GA/9424

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CONCLUSION OF ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION MARKS NEW CHAPTER IN GLOBAL DRUG CONTROL

19980610 Following is the text of the statement delivered by Pino Arlacchi, Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP), on behalf of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at the closing tonight of the twentieth special session of the General Assembly devoted to countering the world drug problem together:

10 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9422

STATES PLEDGE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE DEMAND FOR AND SUPPLY OF ILLICIT DRUGS BY 2008, AS ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION

19980610 Political Declaration, Guiding Principles on Drug Demand Reduction, Measures For International Cooperation Adopted without Vote

10 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6592

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EARLY RESTORATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL DIALOGUE IN GUINEA-BISSAU

19980610 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has been following with growing concern developments in Guinea-Bissau, where on 7 June fighting erupted between government forces and army rebels.

9 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9416

EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION, MARKET LIBERALIZATION, POVERTY ON WORLD DRUG PROBLEM AMONG ISSUES RAISED AT ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION

19980609 General Debate Continues

9 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9419

HUMAN RIGHTS AND SCOURGE OF DRUGS, DRIFTING OF YOUTH, ROLE OF FAMILY AS STABILIZING FORCE AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED AT SPECIAL SESSION

19980609

It is fitting that the General Assembly's special session devoted to countering the world drug problem together is being held on the fiftieth anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Cameroon's representative said this evening as the Assembly continued its three-day special session.

9 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9417

AD HOC COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT DECISION ON STRENGTHENING UN MACHINERY FOR INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL

19980609 Concludes Its Work; Approves Report to Assembly Special Session

9 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6590

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF TAJIKISTAN

19980609 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

9 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9418

SAINT LUCIA CALLS FOR DEVOTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SPENT IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS TO COMBAT POVERTY, PROMOTE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE

19980609 As General Debate of Assembly's Special Session Continues, Speakers Condemn 'Unilateral Certification' Policies

8 June 1998

Press Release
GA/9415

NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO COMBAT DRUG PROBLEM, FOR STRONG FAMILY UNITS, FOR PROMOTING SELF-ESTEEM OF YOUNG PEOPLE STRESSED BY SPEAKERS

19980608 General Debate of Assembly's Special Session on Drug Problem Continues

8 June 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6587

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN TOAST, LIKENS ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION TO COUNTER WORLD DRUG PROBLEM TO `FAMILY CRISIS MEETING'

19980608 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's toast at a luncheon today on the occasion of the twentieth special session of the General Assembly devoted to countering the world drug problem together: