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1997 United Nations Government News & Press Releases |
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29th September, 1997
IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF MOHAMED ELBARADEI AS DIRECTOR GENERAL Vienna, 29 September, (IAEA) -- The Director General -- designate of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei of Egypt, today outlined challenging tasks shaping the Agency's future and called for a broad consensus on the three pillars of sustainable development, nuclear safety and nuclear verification. The appointment of Mr. ElBaradei as the...
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29th September, 1997
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION TILL 20 OCTOBER, PENDING POSSIBLE FURTHER ACTION By Resolution 1131 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, MINURSO Will Prepare for Resumption of Identification Process The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 20 October, to prepare for the resumption of the process of identifying...
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29th September, 1997
SECURITY COUNCIL POSTPONES ENACTMENT OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON UNITA UNTIL 30 OCTOBER The Security Council this afternoon, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, postponed until 30 October 1997 the enactment of measures restricting the travel of senior officials of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and adult members of their families and sealing UNITA offices. Those and other measures...
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25th September, 1997
SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SUBMIT CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT CONFLICTS IN AFRICA Presidential Statement of Ministerial Meeting Says Challenges In Africa Demand Comprehensive Response Addressing Peace, Economic Growth Calling for a more comprehensive United Nations response to the challenges in Africa, the Security Council, in a ministerial meeting this morning, requested the Secretary-General to submit, by February...
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24th September, 1997
AMBASSADORS OF BRAZIL AND NORWAY TO ACT AS ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT'S "FRIENDS" ON SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REFORM PACKAGE The following statement is attributable to the spokesman for the President of the General Assembly: The President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine), has asked the Ambassadors of Brazil and Norway to act as his "Friends" in approaching different regional groups and delegations to discuss the best possible mechanism...
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19th September, 1997
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HENNADIY UDOVENKO (UKRAINE) AT UN HEADQUARTERS, 18 SEPTEMBER The PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Mr. Sanbar, (Assistant Secretary- General Samir Sanbar), for your kind words addressed to me. This is my first meeting with the press corps in my capacity as President of the General Assembly. This session is of great importance. It is ...
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19th September, 1997
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) this afternoon elected Hans-Peter Glanzer (Austria) as Vice-Chairman and Rae Kwon Chung (Republic of Korea) as Rapporteur. The election of a second Vice-Chairman was postponed. The Committee also adopted, as orally revised, its programme of work for the fifty-second session. According...
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19th September, 1997
THIRD COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS, ADOPTS PROGRAMME OF WORK The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon elected Choe Myong Nam (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Karim Wissa (Egypt) as Vice-Chairmen, and Monica Martinez (Ecuador) as Rapporteur. It also adopted its programme of work for the current session, which is scheduled to conclude on 28 November....
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18th September, 1997
SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO FULFIL KEY TASKS FOR TRANSFER OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY IN EASTERN SLAVONIA, BARANJA AND WESTERN SIRMIUM Presidential Statement Expresses Deep Concern at Lack Of Progress By Government in Fulfilling Those Conditions The Security Council this afternoon expressed deep concern at the lack of substantial progress by the Government of the Republic of Croatia in fulfilling the conditions and tasks that are key to the transfer of executive...
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17th September, 1997
ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DEEP SADNESS OVER TRAGIC INCIDENT INVOLVING UN HELICOPTER IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The following was issued today by the Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly, Hennadiy Udovenko (Ukraine): The President of the General Assembly has learned with deep sadness of the tragic incident involving the crash earlier today of a United Nations helicopter in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The helicopter, which was piloted...
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