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1999 United Nations Government News & Press Releases

30th April, 1999
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS RIGHT TO FOUGHT FOR, NOT BLESSING TO BE WISHED FOR, JOINT MESSAGE STATES ON OCCASION OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UNESCO Director-General, High Commissioner for Human Rights Issue Joint Appeal for Safety of Journalists Following is a joint message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Federico Mayor, and the United...
30th April, 1999
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION UNTIL 14 MAY; RESOLUTION 1235 (1999) ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY
The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for two weeks, until 14 May. It took that decision as it unanimously adopted resolution 1235 (1999). By the terms of that text, the Council decided to remain seized of the matter, and it requested...
29th April, 1999
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS REAL AND MUST BE TACKLED WITH SENSE OF URGENCY, WORLD BANK PRESIDENT TELLS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Council Meets with Representatives of Bretton Woods Institutions On International Financial Markets, Stability in Financing Development The international financial crisis was real and should be tackled with a sense of urgency, said the President of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, at the second special high-level meeting of the...
29th April, 1999
LOUISE FRÉCHETTE STRESSES NEED FOR DETERMINATION TO RESTORE SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AS 'GLOBALIZATION CONDEMNS US MORE AND MORE TO SHARED FATE'
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27th April, 1999
GERMANY'S EXAMPLE OFFERS HOPE THAT GLOBAL CULTURE OF KNOWLEDGE 'CAN BE OURS', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS HE ACCEPTS HONORARY DOCTORATE IN DRESDEN
Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving an honorary doctorate form the Faculty of Economics of the Technological University of Dresden, in Dresden, Germany, on 27 April: It is a special pleasure for me to receive this honorary degree from your distinguished University. I know that it is not only...
21st April, 1999
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
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16th April, 1999
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS SERBIAN FORCES CONTINUING CAMPAIGN OF TERROR AGAINST KOSOVARS
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9th April, 1999
SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE HALT TO HOSTILITIES IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Resolution 1234 (1999), Adopted Unanimously, Calls For Withdrawal of Foreign Forces, Re-establishment of Government's Authority The Security Council this afternoon demanded an immediate halt to the hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and called for the signing of a ceasefire agreement allowing the orderly withdrawal...
8th April, 1999
MEASURES AGAINST LIBYA SUSPENDED ON 5 APRIL, SECURITY COUNCIL NOTES IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
Conditions for Suspending Measures Imposed by Resolutions 748 (1992) And 883 (1993) Fulfilled upon Receipt of Letter from Secretary-General The conditions for suspending the wide range of aerial, arms and diplomatic measures against Libya had been fulfilled as of 5 April, 1400 hours EST, the Security Council noted in a presidential...
7th April, 1999
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS TEXTS RELATED TO HUMAN RESOURCES, DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT, GRATIS PERSONNEL, IMIS, PROCUREMENT-RELATED REFORM AND ARTICLE 19
Assembly Also Decides on 14 September Date for Opening Of Fifty-Fourth Session; Sets Dates for Fifty-Fourth Session General Debate The General Assembly this afternoon adopted nine resolutions and nine decisions, including texts recommended by its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) and by the Economic and Social Council....
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