Press Release

4 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3054

TREATY MONITORING BODIES SHOULD NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON VALIDITY OF RESERVATIONS, LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD

19971104 Speakers Say Law Commission Conclusions Imply Such Authority, But Treaty Reservation Decisions Remain Prerogative of State Parties

4 November 1997

Press Release
SG/2041
ORG/5481

TRANSFORMATION OF UN INTO INSTITUTION TO FACE CHALLENGES OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY IS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL AND MEMBER STATES

19971104 Kofi Annan Tells Consultations on Reform; Stresses Member States Themselves Must Say Whether UN Can Reform; Wishes Success on Historic Mission

3 November 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2783

IN ALMOST EVERY SOCIETY WOMEN GATHER, PREPARE AND SERVE FOOD, BUT EAT LAST WFP REPRESENTATIVE TELLS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE

19971103

In almost every society in the world, women gathered, prepared and served the food, but, most of the time, they ate last, a representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this morning as it considered women in development and human resources development.

3 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SPD/114

REFORMS IN OUTER SPACE COMMITTEE SET EXAMPLE FOR ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS, FOURTH COMMITTEE TOLD

19971103 Committee Begins Consideration Of Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

3 November 1997

Press Release
GA/AB/3182

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES DISCUSSING BUDGET SECTION ON OVERALL POLICY-MAKING

19971103 Consideration of Political Affairs, Peacekeeping, Outer Space Sections Begin

3 November 1997

Press Release
GA/SHC/3433

HIGH COMMISSIONER SAYS REFUGEE CRISIS IN GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA WITHOUT PRECEDENT IN HISTORY OF UNHCR

19971103 Third Committee is Told of `Disturbing' Inaction by International Community against Breakdown in Fundamental Humanitarian Principles

3 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6377

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MISSION TO BAGHDAD LEAVES TONIGHT; IRAQI GOVERNMENT INDICATES READINESS TO RECEIVE

19971103 This is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The mission appointed by the Secretary-General to travel to Baghdad will be departing tonight and is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Tuesday, or at the latest on Wednesday.

3 November 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/450
UNEP/15*

3 November 1997

Press Release
GA/L/3053

LEGAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION REPORT

19971103 Commission Chairman Introduces Chapter On Reservations to Normative Multilateral Treaties

3 November 1997

Press Release
SC/6438

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

19971103 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for November:

Security Council

Qin Huasun (China) succeeds Juan Somavia (Chile) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee