Press Release

17 October 1997

Press Release
L/2840

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/9331

ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS CALL FOR STRONGER INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO COMBAT POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

19971016 Debate Begins on Outcome of 1995 World Social Summit; Need Is Stressed for Official Development Assistance Targets To Be Met

16 October 1997

Press Release
PAL/1848

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2765

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE HEARS CALL FOR CONVENING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING OF DEVELOPMENT

19971016

While flows from private sources to developing countries had increased in recent years, 10 countries accounted for over three quarters of the total flow in 1996, the representative of the United Republic of Tanzania told the Second Committee this morning as it began its consideration of macroeconomic policy questions.

16 October 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6362
OBV/15

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ACTION TO REDUCE GLOBAL HUNGER BY HALF BY 2015, IN WORLD FOOD DAY MESSAGE

19971016 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Food Day (16 October), to be delivered at a special ceremony at United Nations Headquarters on 21 October:

World Food Day once again serves to remind us that something so basic remains so distant for so many.

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/9332

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

19971016 Debate Continues on World Social Summit Outcome; Critics Contend Resources Often Wasted, Greater Aid Needed for Poverty Victims

16 October 1997

Press Release
SC/6429

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS 'INTERVENTION OF FOREIGN FORCES' IN REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CALLS FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL

19971016 Presidential Statement Seeks End to Hostilities, Cooperation With International Mediators; Foresees Possible United Nations Presence

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/EF/2766

SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND EXTERNAL DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT

19971016 Several Speakers Voice Concern Over Situation of Africa, 'the Most Heavily Indebted Region'

16 October 1997

Press Release
FAO/3650
UNEP/12

16 October 1997

Press Release
GA/DIS/3083

RUSSIAN FEDERATION'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION RATIFICATION 'LITMUS TEST' OF DISARMAMENT LEADERSHIP, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD

19971016 Director-General of Convention's Verification Mechanism Says Russian Presence Essential for Convention's Ultimate Success