Press Release

1 April 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/838

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON MIGRANT WORKERS, MINORITIES AND ELIMINATION OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

19980401 Commission Hears Calls for States to Ratify Convention On Rights of Migrant Workers, Warning against Politicization

(Reissued as received.)

1 April 1998

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POP/666
REC/23

POPULATION MEETING URGES GOVERNMENTS TO COOPERATE WITH NGOS AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION PROGRAMMES

19980401 (Reissued as received.)

1 April 1998

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GA/PK/153

1 April 1998

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HR/CT/514

FINLAND SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS IN GUARANTEEING HUMAN RIGHTS, CHAIRMAN OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE STATES

19980401 Committee Concludes Consideration of Compliance By Finland with Covenant on Civil, Political Rights

1 April 1998

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SG/T/2126

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN GENEVA, 26 - 29 MARCH

19980401

The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva from Jerusalem in the afternoon of Thursday, 26 March, having concluded his trip to the Middle East, where he visited Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, the Occupied Territories, and Israel.

1 April 1998

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HR/CN/839

COMMISSION HEARS FURTHER CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES, RELIGIOUS GROUPS

19980401 Takes Up Report of Subcommission On Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

(Reissued as received.)

1 April 1998

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SG/SM/6511

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIAL TO PREVENTING CONFLICT

19980401 Speaking in Beijing, Welcomes China's Intention To Sign International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing today:

1 April 1998

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GA/PK/154

31 March 1998

Press Release
GA/PK/152

31 March 1998

Press Release
SC/6495

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN APRIL

19980331 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for April:

Security Council

Hisashi Owada (Japan) succeeds Abdoulie Momodou Sallah (Gambia) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee