Press Release

19 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9388

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ADOPTING SECOND RESOLUTION ON UNITED NATIONS REFORM DECIDES TO ESTABLISH POST OF DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

19971219 Secretary-General Hopes "She Will Join Us Early in New Year'; Package Of Proposals Aims To Begin Process of Revitalizing of World Organization

19 December 1997

Press Release
SC/6456

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES GROUP OF CIVILIAN POLICE MONITORS IN CROATIA FOR NINE MONTHS, FROM 16 JANUARY 1998

19971219 Resolution 1145 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Encourages Liaison with OSCE, To Facilitate Transition of Responsibility

19 December 1997

Press Release
IK/234

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES SESSION

19971219 Council Approves Payment Of $2.2 Million To Nine Governments

GENEVA, 18 December (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission concluded its twenty-sixth session last night under the Presidency of Ambassador Gonçalo de Santa Clara Gomes of Portugal.

19 December 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3209

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REVISING SALARIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL AND UNDP ADMINISTRATOR

19971219 Budgetary Implications of Draft Resolution On Reform To Be Considered in Proposed 1998-1999 Budget

19 December 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6428
ORG/1258

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ADOPTION OF SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON PROPOSED REFORMS OF UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

19971219 Noting Establishment of Deputy Secretary-General Post, Expresses Hope that, after Consultations, `She will Join Us Early in New Year'

18 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9386

ASSEMBLY CALLS ON STATES TO LOCATE, REMOVE, DESTROY LANDMINES

19971218

The General Assembly this morning called on Member States to locate, remove, destroy or otherwise render ineffective minefields, mines, booby-traps and other such devices as soon as possible, in accordance with international law. It also invited them to develop national awareness programmes about landmines, especially among children.

18 December 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5744

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONCLUDES 1997 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

19971218 Decides To Consider Market Access in Context Of Globalization and Liberalization at 1998 High-Level Segment

18 December 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6427

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF UNITED NATIONS RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

19971218 Addresses Sixth Meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council

Following is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Sixth Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the OrganiZation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), meeting at Copenhagen on 18 and 19 December:

18 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9387

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO CONVENE TWO-DAY RESUMED SESSION OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS 'FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT'

19971218 Adopts 43 Proposals Recommended by Second Committee; Reaches Agreement on Reference to 'Economic Growth'; Acts on El Niño

18 December 1997

Press Release
GA/9372/

INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL SEATS WILL SERVE INTERESTS OF ONLY FEW COUNTRIES, ITALY TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19971218 CORRECTION

In the summary of the statement of Francesco Paolo Fulci (Italy) in Press Release GA/9372, dated 4 December, the first sentence of the first complete paragraph on page 10 should read as follows: