Press Release

2 July 1997

Press Release
SG/A/641
DC/2587

1 July 1997

Press Release
DCF/307

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE APPOINTS 'SPECIAL COORDINATORS' ON AGENDA, METHODS OF WORK AND EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP

19970701 (Delayed in transmission; reissued as received.)

1 July 1997

Press Release
SG/T/2104

1 July 1997

Press Release
DCF/305

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT APPOINTS SPECIAL COORDINATOR ON ISSUE OF LAND-MINES

19970701 (Delayed in transmission; reissued as received.)

1 July 1997

Press Release
GA/PAL/765

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT REQUESTED BY TENTH EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY SESSION AMONG ISSUES CONSIDERED BY PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

19970701 Permanent Observer for Palestine Says Arab Group Will Request Resumption Of Session since Israel Has Not Met Assembly's Demands, According to Report

1 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5700

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OPENS 1997 SESSION; PRESIDENT CALLS FOR 'GENUINE DIALOGUE'

19970701 Holds Panel Discussion with Agency Heads On 'Operational Activities for International Development and Cooperation'

(Reissued as received.)

1 July 1997

Press Release
DCF/306

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE SEARCHES FOR AGREEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF PANEL ON 'NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES'

19970701 (Delayed in transmission; reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 27 June (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, despite appeals from a number of developing countries, was unable to reach consensus this morning on establishment of an ad hoc committee on "negative security assurances" to non-nuclear-weapons States.

1 July 1997

Press Release
L/2833

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION AS IT MARKS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

19970701 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 1 July (UN Information Service) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan will address the International Law Commission, which this year marks its fiftieth anniversary, on Friday, 4 July.

1 July 1997

Press Release
DCF/304

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DECIDES TO APPOINT SPECIAL COORDINATOR ON LAND-MINES

19970701 (Delayed in transmission; reproduced as received.)

GENEVA, 26 June (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament approved this morning a proposal to appoint a "Special Coordinator" to explore the establishment of a possible mandate on the question of anti-personnel land-mines.

1 July 1997

Press Release
ECOSOC/5701

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION

19970701

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 30 June (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social Council this afternoon continued an informal dialogue on "operational activities of the United Nations for international development and cooperation".