Press Release

25 September 1997

Press Release
GA/9311

UNITED NATIONS REFORM MUST TAKE DUE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' CONCERNS, PRIME MINISTER OF MOROCCO TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19970925 Statements also Made by Presidents of Colombia, Ecuador; Vice-Chancellor of Austria; Foreign Ministers of Guyana, Canada and Ireland

25 September 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/447

CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO DESERTIFICATION CONVENTION TO MEET AT ROME, 29 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER

19970925

ROME, 24 September (Interim Secretariat, Convention to Combat Desertification) -- Around 1,000 participants, including heads of State, ministers, mayors, diplomats and community leaders, will meet in Rome from 29 September to 10 October to start putting the Convention to Combat Desertification into action.

25 September 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6336

UNITED NATIONS REFORM WILL GIVE PRIORITY, RESOURCES TO DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS NON-ALIGNED FOREIGN MINISTERS

19970925 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a meeting today of the Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement:

25 September 1997

Press Release
SC/6420

SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SUBMIT CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT CONFLICTS IN AFRICA

19970925 Presidential Statement of Ministerial Meeting Says Challenges In Africa Demand Comprehensive Response Addressing Peace, Economic Growth

25 September 1997

Press Release
GA/9310

ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS REFORMED SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD NOT FURTHER DIVIDE COUNTRIES INTO CATEGORIES

19970925 General Assembly also Hears Statements by Foreign Ministers Of Jamaica, Slovak Republic, Peru, Croatia, Romania and United Arab Emirates

25 September 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6337

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA

19970925 The following statement was issued this evening by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his meeting with the President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano:

25 September 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6335
SC/6421

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS BEST WAY OF ENSURING PEACE IN AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT SECURITY COUNCIL MINISTERIAL MEETING

19970925 Calling for Greater Assistance, Says Development Not Possible without Peace; Peace Note Durable without Development

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered this morning at the Security Council's ministerial meeting on the situation in Africa:

24 September 1997

Press Release
GA/9309

PRESIDENT OF SLOVENIA URGES PROMPT ACTION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON REFORM PROPOSALS, AS GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

19970924 Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Venezuela, Argentina, Ghana, Sweden, Dominican Republic, Angola also Speak

24 September 1997

Press Release
GA/SM/4

AMBASSADORS OF BRAZIL AND NORWAY TO ACT AS ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT'S "FRIENDS" ON SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REFORM PACKAGE

19970924 The following statement is attributable to the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly:

24 September 1997

Press Release
GA/9308

UNITED NATIONS REFORM MUST REINFORCE CENTRAL PLACE OF DEVELOPMENT, PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE TELLS ASSEMBLY, SPEAKING FOR OAU

19970924 Addresses Also Made by President of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Prime Minister of India; Foreign Ministers of Germany, China, France, Mexico