Press Release

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3416

GENDER ISSUES MUST BE IN MAINSTREAM OF POLICY-MAKING AND NOT ON MARGIN, THIRD COMMITTEE IS TOLD

19971020 Role of Women in All Sectors Is Stressed as Debate Begins On Implementation of Action Programme Adopted at Beijing Conference

20 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6365

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CHICAGO AUDIENCE UNITED NATIONS HAS KEY ROLE IN EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEM

19971020 Speech Notes Technological Advances, Calls for More Investment In Poorer Countries, Pledges Continued Reform of World Organization

This is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today to the World Trade Centre in Chicago:

20 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2768

20 October 1997

Press Release
SC/6431

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 20 APRIL 1998 TO ENABLE IT TO RESUME IDENTIFICATION PROCESS

19971020 Resolution 1133 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Requests Secretary-General To Complete Process by 31 May 1998

17 October 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3169

FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS DISCUSSION TO DETERMINE STATES' CONTRIBUTION FOR 1998-2000, MONDAY, 20 OCTOBER

19971017 Background Release Eight Sets of Proposals on Scale Of Assessments Include Lowering Ceiling, Floor Rates

17 October 1997

Press Release
GA/SM/7
OBV/16

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CALLS FOR REDOUBLING OF COMMITMENT TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN MESSAGE MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY

19971017 Following is the message of the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine), on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed today:

17 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6364

WELL-DEVELOPED TOURISM INDUSTRY CAN SERVE AS MAGNET TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND CREATE STABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN POOR COUNTRIES

19971017 Secretary-General Says in Message To Twelfth Assembly of World Tourism Organization in Istanbul

17 October 1997

Press Release
GA/9332/

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAN BE HARMED BY GLOBALIZATION, STRUCTURAL READJUSTMENT DEMANDS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD ADDENDUM

19971017

In Press Release GA/9332 of 16 October, the following should be added at the end of page 13:

ION GORITA (Romania) said that his country subscribed to the statement by Luxembourg, on behalf of the European Union, but he wished to highlight a few specific points.

17 October 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3043

SPEAKERS CRITICIZE COERCIVE, UNILATERAL MEASURES TAKEN BY CERTAIN STATES AS LEGAL COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DEBATE ON LAW DECADE

19971017

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning concluded its debate on the United Nations Decade of International Law (1990-1999), a number of representatives criticized coercive and unilateral measures taken by certain States and stressed that international law should be upheld.

17 October 1997

Press Release
L/2841

INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA CONFIRMS INDICTMENTS

19971017

ARUSHA, Tanzania, 17 October (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) -- The indictments of former Prime Minister of Rwanda, Jean Kambanda, and former Prefect of Butare, Sylvain Nsabimana, were confirmed yesterday. The two accused, arrested in Kenya last July during the Nairobi-Kigali operation, are presently detained in Arusha.