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SG/SM/6515

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO WOMEN'S HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

6 April 1998


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SG/SM/6515
OBV/43


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO WOMEN'S HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

19980406 In Message on Occasion of World Health Day, Kofi Annan Pays Tribute to Founders of WHO and All Those Working for Healthier World

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April:

GA/AB/3223/

FIFTH COMMITTEE DECIDES BY VOTE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10, INCLUDING EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA CORRECTION

3 April 1998


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GA/AB/3223/


FIFTH COMMITTEE DECIDES BY VOTE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF UN OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS TO 10, INCLUDING EID AL-FITR AND EID AL-ADHA CORRECTION

19980403

In Press Release GA/AB/3223 of 26 March, the first sentence in the third paragraph of page 6 should read as follows:

"SUSAN SHEAROUSE (United States) said she wished to propose an amendment to the draft."

HR/CN/844

MEMBERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WELCOME COMPLETION OF WORK ON DRAFT DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

3 April 1998


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HR/CN/844


MEMBERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WELCOME COMPLETION OF WORK ON DRAFT DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

19980403

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 2 April (UN Information Service) -- Members and observers of the Commission on Human Rights hailed this afternoon the completion after 13 years of work on a draft declaration on the rights and responsibilities of human rights defenders.

SG/SM/6514

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT PREVENTION, IN ADDRESS TO INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION AT WINDHOEK

3 April 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6514


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT PREVENTION, IN ADDRESS TO INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION AT WINDHOEK

19980403 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening of the Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), to be delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast, at Windhoek on 6 April: