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DCF/327

SWITZERLAND, NORWAY, UKRAINE ADDRESS CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

9 March 1998


Press Release
DCF/327


SWITZERLAND, NORWAY, UKRAINE ADDRESS CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

19980309

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 March (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Switzerland, Norway and Ukraine which addressed the issues of nuclear disarmament and anti-personnel landmines and stressed the need for reform within the body.

DSG/SM/1*

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW MUST BE INTERPRETED FROM PERSPECTIVE OF BOTH GENDERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS WOMEN'S LOBBY

6 March 1998


Press Release
DSG/SM/1*


INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW MUST BE INTERPRETED FROM PERSPECTIVE OF BOTH GENDERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS WOMEN'S LOBBY

19980306 Also Cites United Nations Role as Catalyst For Action by States, Civil Society, on Women's Advancement

Following is the text of an address today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the European Women's Lobby in New York:

SG/T/2117

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE AND IRAQ 19-23 FEBRUARY

6 March 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2117


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE AND IRAQ 19-23 FEBRUARY

19980306 (Received from the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York for Iraq on Thursday, 19 February, on a mission to try to reach agreement with the Iraqi Government on a diplomatic solution to the weapons inspections stand-off.