Press Release

Press Release
GA/PAL/778

INTERNATIONAL NGO MEETING ON PALESTINE QUESTION CONCLUDES IN CAIRO, 26 APRIL

An International Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Meeting on the Question of Palestine, held in Cairo from 25 to 26 April, concluded by stressing the continuing and unfulfilled responsibility of the United Nations and the international community for a just resolution of the issue, based on establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al Quds or East Jerusalem as its capital.

Press Release
DSG/SM/4

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES ROLE OF POST-CONFLICT PEACE-BUILDING, IN ADDRESS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACADEMY

Following is the text of an address by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fr chette on "The price of peace -- the crucial role of development in peacemaking and peacekeeping", delivered at the International Peace Academy in New York on 11 May:

Press Release
GA/PAL/779

SEMINAR ON ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN PEOPLE CONCLUDES IN CAIRO, 28 APRIL

A two-day Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People on the theme, "Facing the challenges of the year 2000: promoting Palestinian development", concluded in Cairo on 28 April. It was the sixth in a series of annual seminars on economic and social issues held under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

Press Release
GA/AB/3226

PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AMONG ISSUES RAISED AS FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS UTILIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

Begins Considering Report of Oversight Office on Habitat II

The Secretary-General should submit another report on utilization of the Development Account, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) was told this morning as it continued discussing the utilization of the Account.

Press Release
PI/1070

UNITED NATIONS PAVILION AT LISBON WORLD EXPO '98 HIGHLIGHTS UN ROLE AS GUARDIAN OF OCEANS

A dramatic "undersea" sound and light show, using a giant overhead projection canopy, and a web station to access insider information on such ocean-linked topics as El Ni o, are among high- tech attractions visitors will discover at the United Nations Pavilion at Expo '98, to be held at Lisbon from 22 May through 30 September.

Press Release
SC/6513

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS OF HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE AGREEMENT ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

In Press Statement, Council President Says Peace Process not yet Irreversible, Critical Problems Remain

The following statement was read to the press this morning by the President of the Security Council, Njuguna M. Mahugu (Kenya):

Press Release
SG/T/2132
AFR/60

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS ETHIOPIA, 29 APRIL - 2 MAY

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

The Secretary-General departed New York on the morning of Tuesday, 28 April, to begin an official trip to Africa, where he was scheduled to visit eight countries: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Eritrea.

Press Release
SG/SM/6557
REF/1161

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REGIONAL EFFORTS TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN GREAT LAKES REGION

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a regional meeting on refugee issues in the Great Lakes Region, in Kampala, on 9 May:

Press Release
SG/SM/6555

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES REGRET OVER ANNOUNCEMENT THAT INDIA CONDUCTED THREE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Press Release
SG/T/2133
AFR/61

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS DJIBOUTI, 2 - 3 MAY

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

Kofi Annan became the first Secretary-General to pay an official visit to Djibouti when he arrived there in the afternoon of Saturday, 2 May.