Press Release

18 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6399
AFG/75

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN ABOUT REPORTS OF MASS GRAVES IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN

19971118 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

18 November 1997

Press Release
FAO/3655

18 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/123

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY STRESSES NEED FOR MORE VIBRANT, RELEVANT COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION, IN FOURTH COMMITTEE STATEMENT

19971118 Information Committee must Address Increasing Gap Between Developed, Developing Countries in Information Technology, Jamaica Says for CARICOM

18 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3452

PROPOSAL BY UNITED NATIONS RAPPORTEUR FOR ARMS EMBARGO IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA CHALLENGED BY UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

19971118 Effort To Infringe on Sovereignty, Social Committee Told In Human Rights Debate; Text Adopted on Unaccompanied Refugee Children

18 November 1997

Press Release
FAO/3654

FAO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF `FOOD INTO CITIES' PROGRAMME

19971118

ROME, 13 November (FAO) -- Major extension of a programme to improve food supply and distribution in rapidly expanding cities of the developing world was announced today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), coupled with an appeal for financial support from donors.

18 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3064

IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES UNDERLINED BY LEGAL COMMITTEE TEXT

19971118 Two Other Drafts, Also Approved without Vote, Concern UN Law Decade, 1999 Centennial of First International Peace Conference

18 November 1997

Press Release
SEA/1571

INTERNATIONAL SEA LAW TRIBUNAL RECEIVES FIRST CASE, ALLEGING ILLEGAL DETENTION OF SHIP OFF WEST COAST OF AFRICA

19971118 Saint Vincent and Grenadines Claims Cargo Vessel and Crew Being Held Hostage by Guinea: Hearing to Take Place Shortly in Hamburg

(Delayed in transmission.)

18 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SM/12

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HENNADIY UDOVENKO (UKRAINE) AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 14 NOVEMBER

19971118

17 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/122

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION STRESSES CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC OUTREACH

19971117

Cites Need to Keep Public Well-Informed of United Nations Efforts to 'Make a Difference in Their Lives', To Ensure Support

17 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6396

SECRETARY-GENERAL, 'SHOCKED AND APPALLED', CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN EGYPT

19971117 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: