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Press Release

ORG/1259

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

31 December 1997


Press Release
ORG/1259


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN JANUARY

19971231 The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held beginning in January 1998, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings beginning in January:

SG/SM/6430

MEETING GOALS OF BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION IS NOT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, BUT 'MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE'

31 December 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6430
OBV/36


MEETING GOALS OF BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION IS NOT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, BUT 'MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE'

19971231 Says Secretary-General in Message On Occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 29 December:

GA/9390/

$2.532 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1998-1999; SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1998-2000 AMONG 17 TEXTS ADOPTED AS ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES CURRENT SEGMENT

24 December 1997


Press Release
GA/9390/


$2.532 BILLION BUDGET FOR 1998-1999; SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR 1998-2000 AMONG 17 TEXTS ADOPTED AS ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES CURRENT SEGMENT

19971224 CORRECTION

In Press Release GA/9390 of 22 December, the name of the representative of Ukraine mentioned in the third complete paragraph on page 11 should be: Volodymyr Y. Yel'chenko.

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GA/SM/26

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT REVIEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF FIFTY-SECOND SESSION IN REMARKS TO JOURNALISTS ON CLOSING DAY OF SESSION'S MAIN PART

23 December 1997


Press Release
GA/SM/26


ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT REVIEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF FIFTY-SECOND SESSION IN REMARKS TO JOURNALISTS ON CLOSING DAY OF SESSION'S MAIN PART

19971223

Following are remarks to the press by the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine), on the closing day of the main part of the fifty-second General Assembly session, 22 December:

SC/6460

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE 1998

23 December 1997


Press Release
SC/6460


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE 1998

19971223

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), until 30 June 1998, and called upon the military authorities on both sides to refrain from any action, particularly in the vicinity of the buffer zone, which would exacerbate tensions.