Press Release

26 March 1998

Press Release
SEA/1581

SEABED ASSEMBLY MATCHES COUNCIL TERMS TO CALENDAR YEAR

19980326 (Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

KINGSTON, 25 March -- The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority decided this afternoon that the terms of office of members of the Authority's Council should be harmonized with the calendar year. The decision was taken without discussion or objection.

26 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/829

DEBATE ON DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FOCUSES ON EFFECTS OF EMBARGOES, DEBT BURDENS, WIDENING GAPS IN WEALTH

19980326 Chairman's Statement on Kosovo Calls For Independent Investigation into Alleged Extra-Judicial Killings

(Reissued as received.)

26 March 1998

Press Release
SAG/5
TAD/1856

UNCTAD AND UNIDO LAUNCH STRATEGIC INVESTMENT ALLIANCE

19980326

26 March 1998

Press Release
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

19980326 Committee also Acts on Peacekeeping Financing, Code of Conduct, Palais Wilson Accommodations, Terms of Reference Governing United Nations Audit

26 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CT/509

MEMBERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE EXPRESS CONCERN AT VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THEIR BEHALF WITHOUT PRIOR CONSULTATION

19980326 Meeting of Persons Chairing Human Rights Treaty Bodies Has No Mandate as 'Trustee of Treaty Monitoring System', They Stress

26 March 1998

Press Release
SG/A/677
UNEP/25

26 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/830

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AND RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT

19980326 Hears Statements by Senior Officials From Libya, Portugal, Organization of Islamic Conference

(Reissued as received.)

26 March 1998

Press Release
SC/6491/

SPEAKERS URGE SECURITY COUNCIL TO LIFT ITS SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA STEMMING FROM 1988 BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103

19980326 CORRECTION

In Press Release SC/6491 of 20 March, the first complete paragraph on page 4, which is part of the summary of the statement by ARIZAL EFFENDI (Indonesia), should read as follows:

26 March 1998

Press Release
HQ/583

26 March 1998

Press Release
RD/884

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES FIFTY-SECOND SESSION

19980326 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 20 March (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concluded its fifty-second session this afternoon.