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SG/T/2131
4 May 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2131


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS, 19-21 APRIL

19980504

The Secretary-General arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of Sunday, 19 April, to begin a short visit to California. In the evening, he attended a dinner hosted by former United States Secretary of State and Mrs. George Shultz.

ENV/DEV/478
1 May 1998


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ENV/DEV/478


COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HEARS CALLS FOR TRANSFER OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES

19980501 Concludes High-Level Segment

The transfer of environmentally sound technologies from developed to developing countries should be accompanied by transfer of the capacity to maintain them, the Minister for Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa told the Commission this morning.

SEA/1586
1 May 1998


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SEA/1586


COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 4 - 15 MAY

19980501 Background Release

NEW YORK, 1 May (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) -- The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf will examine the technical guidelines for submissions by States claiming jurisdiction over wide continental shelves when it meets at Headquarters from 4 to 15 May.

HR/4359
1 May 1998


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HR/4359


COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION AT GENEVA, 4 - 22 MAY

19980501 Background Release Panel Scheduled to Consider Reports by France, Norway, Guatemala, New Zealand, Germany, Peru, Panama, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Israel

(Reissued as received.)

SG/SM/6543
30 April 1998


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SG/SM/6543
OBV/43


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES OF INDEPENDENT PRESS

19980430 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May:

Every year, World Press Freedom Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the principles of a free and independent press, to which all societies should aspire.