Press Releases

February 1, 2000
UNIS/DSG/24
2000 Deputy Secretary-General Says Security Council Has "Spectacularly Reaffirmed Its Long-standing Engagement with Africa"
February 1, 2000
UNIS/DSG/25
2000 Deputy Secretary-General Says Safeguarding World’s Forests and Environment Quintessential Global Challenge
February 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2492
2000 Secretary-Genersal Stresses Importance of Women’s Role in Media Coverage
February 2, 2000
UNIS/CP/371
2000 UN Spearheading Fights against Corruption
February 2, 2000
UNIS/OS/213
2000 Outer Space Scientific and Technical Subcommittee to Hold Thrity-seventh Session in Vienna, 7-18 February 2000
February 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2493
2000 Secretary-General Stresses Immediate Need for New and Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation
February 4, 2000
UNIS/PS/227
2000 Jacques Paul Klein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Addresses the Permanent Council of the OSCE
February 4, 2000
UNIS/SC/1181
2000 Head of UN Transitional Administration in East Timor Briefs Security Council
February 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2494
2000 Secretary-General’s Statement at Opening of 2000 Session of Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People
February 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1414
2000 Assembly President Calls for Action in Fight against AIDS
February 8, 2000
UNIS/SC/1182
2000 Security Council Briefed on Situatio in Sierra Leone by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
February 8, 2000
UNIS/SC/1183
2000 Security Council Expands Mandate, Numbers of Sierre Leone Force, Adopting Resolution 1289 (2000) Unanimously
February 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2495
Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Partnerships in Struggle against AIDS
February 22, 2000
UNIS/ENV/79
Cyanide Pollution in Danube Still Cause for Concern
March 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2510
Partnership with Civil Society Necessity in Addressing Global Agenda says Secretary-General in Wellington, New Zealand Remarks
March 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2511
High-level Meeting of ’Six Plus Two’ Group on Afghanistan Discusses Drugs Emanating from that Country
March 2, 2000
UNIS/NAR/680
Commission on Narcotic Drugs to Hold Forty-third Session in Vienna, 6-15 March 2000
March 2, 2000
UNIS/SG/2512
Secretary-General Stresses ’Precious Opportunity’ for Middle East Peace in Message to Asian Meeting on Question of Palestine
March 3, 2000
UNIS/DSG/28
Inequality ’Stark and Undeniable’ Feature of Today’s World Order, Says Deputy Secretary-General to Annual UNIS-UN Conference
March 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/1619
General Assembly, Voting Concurrently with Security Council, Elects Thomas Buergenthal (United States) to World Court
March 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/1620
World Youth Have Much to Gain from Advancing and Maintaining Mutual Respect, Meaningful Cooperation and Peaceful Co-existence, Assembly President Says
March 3, 2000
UNIS/WOM/474
UNESCO Launches "March 8:� Women Make the News" Operation for International Women’s Day
March 6, 2000
UNIS/DSG/29
’No Turning Back’ from Milestone of 1995 Beijing women’s Conference Deputy Secretary-General Tells Preparatory Committee
March 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2514
Secretary-General, on Anniversary of Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Urges Parties to Reaffirm Commitment at Upcoming Review Conference
March 6, 2000
UNIS/VIC/87
VIC Women’s Group Iniative for the Observance of International Women’s Day 2000
March 7, 2000
UNIS/GA/1621
Assembly President Calls for Decisive Steps Forward to be Taken on Question of Reform and Enlargement of Security Council
March 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/2513/Rev 1*
(*supersedes earlier version) Secretary-General Stresses Need to Remove Barriers to Women’s Involvement in Decision-making, in Women’s Day Message
March 7, 2000
UNIS/WOM/475
Inter-Parliamentary Union Presents ’Politics:� Women’s Insight’ Survey at Headquarters, 6 March
March 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1622
General Assembly President, in Message, Says International Women’s Day Symbolic Acknowledgement of Women’s Vast Contributions to Society
March 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1623
Assembly President Calls for Focus, Speed and Resource Mobilization for Implementation of Secretary-General’s Recommendations on Africa
March 8, 2000
UNIS/NAR/681
Executive Director Appoints Letizia Moratti as UNDCP "Civic Ambassador to Italy"
March 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2515
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 7 March
March 8, 2000
UNIS/VIC/88
UN in Vienna Seeking Nominees for Civil Society Award
March 9, 2000
UNIS/SC/1191
Peace Inextricably Linked with Equality between Women and Men says Security Council, in International Women’s Day Statement
March 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2516
Secretary-General Urges Culture of Conservation and "Blue Revolution", in Message on World Water Day
March 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1625
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations Concludes Session
March 10, 2000
UNIS/HR/155
Human Rights Committee to Hold Sixty-eighth Session at Headquarters from 13-31 March
March 10, 2000
UNIS/SC/1192
Twenty-nine Speakers Address Security Council in Day-long Debate on Humanitarian Aspects of Issues before Council
March 10, 2000
UNIS/SC/1193
Inadequate Financing could Undermine Efforts to Ease Human Suffering says Security Council in Presidential Statement
March 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2517
Secretary-General, Citing Wide Range of Crises, Tells Security Council Need for Effective Humanitarian Assistance Never Greater
March 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/113
Secretary-General Appoints 16 Commissioners for UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
March 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/114
Secretary-General Appoints Angelica Hunt as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires
March 14, 2000
UNIS/GA/1624
Fifth Committee Opens First Part of Resumed Fifty-fourth Session
March 14, 2000
UNIS/NAR/682
Luxembourg Again Contributes to UN Anti-Drug Efforts through a Special Fund of Assets Seized from Drug-related Criminal Activities
March 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1195
Security Council Stresses Need for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-combatants in Sierra Leone
March 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1196
Security Council Committee Concerning Sierra Leone Discusses Breach of Sanctions Regime
March 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1197
Security Council Committee Concerning Somalia Appeals for Assistance in Enforcing Arms Embargo
March 15, 2000
Note No. 83
UN/ECE Chief Calls on Countries to Sign Treaty Minimizing Environmental Impact of Industrial Accidents
March 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1626
General Assembly Requests Additional Emergency Assistance for Madagascar Following Devastation Caused by Tropical Cyclones
March 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2519
Secretary-General Stresses Need to Address Questions Related to External Debt, Trade and Official Development Assistance in Africa
March 17, 2000
Note No. 84
Secretary-General to Launch Millenium Report on His Vision for United Nations
March 17, 2000
UNIS/NAR/683
United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs Concludes Forty-third Session in Vienna, 6-15 March
March 17, 2000
UNIS/SC/1199
Security Council, in Presential Statement, Commends Phased Transition in Haiti to International Civilian Suppport Mission
March 17, 2000
UNIS/SC/1200
Chairman of Security Council’s Angola Sanctions Committee Briefs Council on Expert Panel Report Investigating Sanctions Violations
March 17, 2000
UNIS/SG/2521
Secretary-General’s Message on the Occassion of the International Day on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination�
March 20, 2000
UNIS/DSG/30
At World Sport’s forum, Deputy Secretary-General Says Sports Can Help Heal Divisions between Peoples, Communities and Entire Nations
March 20, 2000
UNIS/DSG/31
Delivering Hendrik Brugmans Memorial Lecture, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses that World Community Must be Firmly Based on Shared Values
March 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1627
Assembly Decides to Hold Millennium Summit from 6 to 8 September
March 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1628
Fifth Committee Takes up Reports on Outsourcing
March 20, 2000
UNIS/POP/28
New Report on Replacement Migration Issued by UN Population Division
March 20, 2000
UNIS/SG/2522
Secretary-General, in Message on World Health Day, Stresses Need for Accessible, Safe Blood Supply for World’s People
March 20, 2000
UNIS/SG/2523
With Perseverance, Faith, Commitment, Racism Can Be Eliminated, Says Secretary-General in Message on International Day
March 21, 2000
Note No. 85
"Millennium Dreamers" Delegates to be Announced During Special Event at Headquarters, 21 March
March 21, 2000
UNIS/GA/1629
Assembly President Says Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance a Collective Responsibility
March 21, 2000
UNIS/PI/202
Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination Observed 21 March; Focus on 2001 South Africa World Conference Against Racism
March 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/115
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Franco Ganguzza (Italy) as UN Truce Supervision Organization Chief of Staff
March 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1630
Assembly President Stresses Need to Continue to Develop Holistic Strategies to Manage and Conserve World’s Water Resources
March 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/42
Fifth Committee Takes up Reports on Administrative Matters, Discusses Proposed Definition for ’Exigency’ in Procurement
March 22, 2000
UNIS/HR/156
Human Rights Committee Briefed on Preparations for 2001 World Conference Against Racism
March 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1203
Security Council Briefed on Situation in east Timor by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
March 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1204
Security Council Holds Open Briefing on Situation in Tajikistan
March 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1205
Council Welcomes Decisive Progress in Implementation of General Agreement on Peace and Nations Accord in Tajikistan
March 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2524
UN Committed to Ensuring World Water Security and "Blue Revolution", says Secretary-General, in Message to World Water Forum
March 23, 2000
UNIS/OS/215
Outer Space Legal Subcommittee to Hold Thirty-ninth Session in Vienna, 27 March to 7 April 2000
March 23, 2000
UNIS/SC/1206
Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2525
Regional Institutions have Vital Role in Global Mission for Peace and Development, Secretary-General Tells United Nations-CARICOM Meeting
March 24, 2000
UNIS/NAR/684
Japans Biggest Pop Star, Tetsuya Komuro, to be Named Messenger for ’Music against Drugs’ - Japanese ’Young Civic Ambassadors’ will also attend 27 March Ceremony at UNDCP Offices in Vienna
March 27, 2000
UNIS/DSG/32
Deputy Secretary-General Says Divisions, Violence in Sierra Leone Must Be "Relegated to the Past, Once and for All"
March 27, 2000
UNIS/POP/29
World Population Growth Will Occur in Urban Areas of World, United Nations Report States
March 27, 2000
UNIS/POP/30
Commission on Population and Development to Hold Thirty-third Session at Headquarters from 27 to 31 March
March 27, 2000
UNIS/SC/1209
Security Council Meets to Consider Humanitarian Situation in Iraq; Secretary-General Describes "Moral Dilemma" for United Natons
March 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2527
Secretary-General Says Security Council Should Seek Every Opportunity to Alleviate Suffering of People in Iraq
March 27, 2000
UNIS/VIC/89
UN Extends Dealine for Nominations for Civil Society Award 2000
March 28, 2000
UNIS/CP/372
Project Against Trafficiking in Human Beings is Launched by the Centre for International Crime Prevention (CICP) and the Government of the Philippines
March 28, 2000
UNIS/NAR/685
United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) Teams Up with National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sacramento Kings Star Vlade Divac
March 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2528
Addressing Shirbrig Meeting, Secretary-General Says International Community Must Remain Vigilant and Maintain Preparedness
March 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/3362
Fifth Committee Recommends Assembly Approve Close to $6.2 Million for Political Missions in Guinea-Bissau and Central African Republic
March 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2529
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Offers 21st Century Action Plan, Urges Nations to Make Globalization Work for People
April 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2530
The Millennium Assembly and the Millennium Summit of the United Nations
April 4, 2000
UNIS/DSG/33
UN-United States Relations, Secretary-General’s Millenium Report Focus of Deputy-Secretary-General’s Address to UN Association-United States
April 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2531
Addressing Inequities of Globalization ’Overarching Challenge’ of Times
April 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2532
Secretary-General, in Message to Opening of ’Visas for Life’ Exhibit, Says Courageous People Honoured Are ’ Models for Our Time’
April 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2533
Secretary-General, in Address to Commission on Human Rights, Underscores Need to Bridge Gap between Rights, Realities
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2534
Secretary-General Says Aids in Africa Tragedy on �Biblical Scale", Profoundly Welcomes $57 Million Gates Foundation Grant�
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2535
Secretary-General Praises �Courageous" Decision of Serb National Council� Of Gracanica to Participate in Kosovo Bodies�
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2536
Secretary-General Meets with Israel"s Foreign Minister in Geneva, Welcomes Assurances on Southern Lebanon
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2537
Secretary-General Condemns Recent Escalation of Violence in Haiti, Following Murder of Director of �Radio Haiti"�
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/116
Secretary-General Appoints Razali Ismail Special Envoy for Myanmar
April 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/117
Kim Hak-Su of Republic of Korea Appointed Executive Secretary
April 6, 2000
UNIS/CP/373
Tenth Crime Congress to Convene in Vienna From 10 to 17 April 2000
April 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1631
World Health Day Opportunity to Launch New Stage in Global Blood Safety Goal, Says President of General Assembly in World Health Day Message
April 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2538
Secretary-General Says Extreme Poverty �Affront to Our Common Humanity" In Address to Italian Parliament
April 7, 2000
UNIS/DSG/34
People Face Unprecedented Challenges Posed by Increasingly Global Criminal World Says Deputy Secretary-General in Vienna Address
April 7, 2000
UNIS/OS/216
UN Outer Space Legal Subcommittee Concludes Thirty-Ninth Session in Vienna,� 27 March to 6 April
April 10, 2000
UNIS/DSG/34
People Face Unprecedented Challenges Posed by Increasingly Global Criminal World Says Deputy Secretary-General in Vienna Address
April 10, 2000
UNIS/SC/1210
No Reason for Optimism about Early Ceasefire in Afghanistan Security Council Told During Open Briefing
April 10, 2000
UNIS/SC/1211
Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Reiterates Grave Concern At Afghanistan Conflict, Condemns Taliban for New Offensives
April 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2539
Secretary-General, Receiving Honorary Citizenship of Florence, Praises City"s Beauty, Culture, Commitment to Human Rights
April 11, 2000
UNIS/NAR/686
European Commission and UN Crime and Drug Control Body Discuss Strategic Alliance for Human Security
April 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2540
Secretary-General Welcomes Disengagement Plan as `Significant Step Forward’ in Democratic Republic of Congo Peace Process
April 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2541
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement for Korean Summit
April 12, 2000
UNIS/SOC/338
World Education Forum to Boost Drive for Education for All
April 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2542
Secretary-General, in Havana on Eve of First �Group of 77" Summit Meeting, Evokes Promises and Pitfalls of Globalization
April 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2543
Secretary-General, in Address to Developing Countries �South Summit", Calls for Steps to Make Global Economy More Equitable
April 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1212
Security Council Endorses Extension of Angola Office until 15 October Adopting Resolution 1294 (2000) Unanimously
April 17, 2000
UNIS/CP/376
UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention Receives World Police Prize 2000
April 17, 2000
UNIS/SC/1213
Chairman of Independent Inquiry into United Nations Actions During 1994 Rwanda Genocide Presents Report to Security Council
April 17, 2000
UNIS/SC/1214
Security Council Committee Concerning Afghanistan Designates Funds, Financial Resources of Taliban
April 17, 2000
UNIS/SG/2544
Secretary-General Welcomes Russian Ratification of START II Treaty
April 18, 2000
UNIS/CP/374
United Nations Crime Congress Concludes In Vienna by Adopting its Report
April 18, 2000
UNIS/CP/375
Consideration of Recommendations of Tenth UN Crime Congress Main Agenda Item at Vienna Meeting from 18 to 20 April
April 18, 2000
UNIS/SC/1215
Speakers Call For Clearer Definition, Tighter Targeting of UN Sanctions As Council Draws on �Lessons Learned" to Refine Sanctions Regimes
April 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2545
Secretary-General Reviews Lessons Learned During �Sanctions Decade" In Remarks to International Peace Academy Seminar
April 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2546
Israel Formally Notifies Secretary-General of Decision To Withdraw from Lebanon by July
April 19, 2000
UNIS/SC/1216
Security Council Votes to Tighten Sanctions against UNITA, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1295 (2000)
April 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2547
�Shameful" to Exclude Part of Humanity from Globalization"s Benefits, Says Secretary-General in Address to Headquarters Meeting
April 20, 2000
UNIS/CP/377
UN Commission Paves Way for Substantial Action on Transnational Crime at Vienna Meeting
April 20, 2000
UNIS/DSG/35
Deputy Secretary-General, in Address to 2000 Model United Nations, Describes Need to Ensure Globalization Meets People"s Needs
April 20, 2000
UNIS/SC/1217
Security Council Moves to Enhance Protection of Civilians in Conflict
April 20, 2000
UNIS/SG/2548
Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council on Protection of Civilians In Conflict, Reviews Past Progress, Recommends Future Approaches
April 25, 2000
UNIS/SG/2549
Secretary-General Urges Member States to Reaffirm Commitment to Reduce Dangers of Existing Nuclear Weapons, Further Proliferation
April 25, 2000
UNIS/SG/2550
Secretary-General, at Launch of Initiative to Strenghten African Universities, Says Education Surest Investment in Current "Globalizing" Age.
April 25, 2000
UNIS/SG/2551
Secretary-General Deeply Gratified by Russian Federation’s Ratification of Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
April 27, 2000
UNIS/DSG/36
Addressing Commission on Sustainable Development, Deputy Secretary-General Weighs Past Gains, Persistent Problems.
April 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2552
Secretary-General Addresses World Education Forum on Theme of "Building a Partnership for Girls Education"
April 28, 2000
UNIS/OS/217
UN Training Course in Stockholm to Promote Remote Sensing Education in Academic Institutions in Developing Countries
April 28, 2000
UNIS/PI/203
26 Non-Governmental Organizations Obtain Association with Department of Public Information�
April 28, 2000
UNIS/SC/1218
Assistant-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Briefs Security Council, Describes Month of "Steady Progress" in East Timor
April 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2553
Joint Message from Secretary-General, UNESCO, High Commissioner for Human Rights, to Mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2000
May 2, 2000
Note No. 86
Panel on "Reporting the News in Dangerous World: the Role of Media in Conflict Settlement, Reconciliation and Peace-Building"
May 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/1632
General Assembly President, in Message on World Press Freedom Day, Says: "No Democratic Society Can Exist Without a Free Press"
May 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2554
Secretary-General, Receiving Honourary Degree in Yaounde, Cameroon Highlights Keys to Africa’s Full Participation in Global Economy
May 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/118
Secretary-General Appoints Danuta Hubner of Poland Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
May 3, 2000
UNIS/SP/377/Rev.1*
2000 UN Commission Paves Way for Substantial Action on Transnational Crime at Vienna Meeting
May 5, 2000
UNIS/SC/1219
Security Council, in Presidential Statement, Condemns Actions of RUF In Sierra Leone, Says Foday Sankoh �Must Be Held Accountable"
May 8, 2000
UNIS/SC/1220
Council, in Presidential Statement, Demands Cessation of Ugandan-Rwandan Hostilities; Calls Renewed Kisangani Clashes Threat to Lusaka Agreement
May 9, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/44
Administrative and Budgetary Committee Begins Second Resumed Session, with Focus on Financing of Peacekeeping Operations
May 9, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/45
Fifth Committee Continues Consideration of Peacekeeping Finance, Addressing Questions on Internal Oversight Reports
May 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2555
Secretary-General Salutes International Workshop on Human Rights Security in Mongolia
May 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/46
Fifth Committee Discusses Lebanon, Golan Heights Peacekeeping, Budget Implications of Millennium Summit
May 10, 2000
UNIS/SC/1221
Security Council Hears Briefing on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina by High Representative for Implementation of Dayton Accords
May 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2557
Secretary-General Says Palestine Refugees "Special Cause" for UN, at Palestine Relief Agency’s 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibit
May 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2558
Secretary-General Joins in Celebrating Vision of Robert Schuman Who Laid Foundation for Idea of European Union
May 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1633
General Assembly Establishes Procedures for Millennium Summit, Appoints Members to Inspection Unit, Contributions Committee
May 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/AB/47
Fifth Commettee Decision Projects Millennium Summit Cost at $1.4 Million
May 11, 2000
UNIS/NAR/687
International Narcotics Control Board to Review Compliance with Drug Control Treaties in Meeting from 15 to 26 May
May 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2559
Secretary-General, in Message on International Day of Families, Stresses Crucial Role of Families in Society�
May 12, 2000
UNIS/SC/1222
Council Calls on Georgia Parties to Finalize Agreements on Conflict Prevention, Refugee Returns
May 12, 2000
UNIS/SC/1223
Divergent Views Expressed as Security Council Hears Kosovo Mission Report
May 12, 2000
UNIS/SC/1224
Secretary-General Pleads with Council Not to Fail People of Sierra Leone, Africa
May 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2560
Secretary-General, in Statement to Security Council, Demands Unconditional Release of United Nations Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone
May 15, 2000
UNIS/PI/204
Information Committee, Concluding Session, Hears Calls to Rectify "Imbalances" of Global Information, Technology Revolution
May 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1225
Head of Tajikistan Mission Describes Reasons for Peace Process Success, as Security Council Holds Final Meeting on United Nations Mission
May 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2561
Secretary-General, on Presentation of International Disability Award, Congratulates Hungary for Efforts at Creating "A Society for All"
May 16, 2000
UNIS/GA/1634
General Committee Recommends Agenda Item on HIV/AIDS
May 16, 2000
UNIS/NAR/688
�International Narcotics Control Board Elects New President
May 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2562
Secretary-General, In Commencement Address, Puts "Case for Multilateralism"
May 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2563
Secretary-General Acknowledges Liberian President’s Role in Peacekeeping Release
May 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2564
Secretary-General’s Message to Mark World Telecommunication Day, 17 May
May 18, 2000
UNIS/SC/1226
No Military Solution to Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, United States Representative Tells Security Council
May 18, 2000
UNIS/SC/1227
Council Calls on States to Prevent Sale, Delivery of Arms to Ethiopia, Eritrea; Demands Immediate Cessation of Hostilities
May 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2567
Secretary-General to Encourage Universal Participation in Multilateral Treaty Framework During Forthcoming Millennium Summit
May 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2568
Greatest Prayer of Humankind Asks Not for Victory, but for Peace, Says Secretary-General, at Inauguration of Peace Garden
May 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2570
Secretary-General Commends Haiti’s "Great Strides" Towards Elections; Cautions Against Violence in Runup to 21 May Vote
May 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2571
Secretary-General Requests UN Development Programme to Explore Assisting Renewed Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe
May 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1228
Security Council Expands Sierra Leone Force to 13,000, Adopting Resolution 1299 (2000) Unanimously
May 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2562Rev.1
Secretary-General, In Commencement Address, Puts "Case for Multilateralism"
May 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2572
Secretary-General, Receiving Doctorate of Laws, Gives Commencement Address at Notre Dame
May 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2573
Secretary-General Introduces BBC World Service Millennium Concert at Roseland Ballroom, New York City
May 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1635
Learn to "Govern Better Together", Secretary-General Urges Participants at Millennium Forum
May 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2574
"Historic Consensus" Significant Step Towards More Peaceful World, Says Secretary-General, at Conclusion of NPT Review Conference
May 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2575
Secretary-General, Addressing Participants at Millennium Forum, Calls for Intensified "NGP Revolution"
May 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2576
Secretary-General, Carefully Following South Lebanon Events, Urges Parties to Exercise Maximum Restraint
May 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2577
Secretary-General Designates Sergio Vieira de Mello Special Envoy for Fiji
May 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2578
Secretary-General, "Immensely Saddened at Resumption of Incomprehensible War", Urges Ehtiopia, Eritrea to Conclude Immediate Ceasefire
May 24, 2000
UNIS/HR/157
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Calls on OSCE to Implement Concrete Measures on Behalf of War-affected Children
May 24, 2000
UNIS/SC/1229
Council Strongly Endorses Secretary-General’s Report on Arrangements for Monitoring Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon -- Presidential Statement Stresses Need to Achieve Comprehensive, Just, Lasting Peace in Middle East
May 26, 2000
UNIS/SC/1230
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Briefs Security Council on East Timor
May 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/1637
Millennium Forum Adopts Final Declaration, Action Plan Agenda - Capping Week-long NGO Deliberations, Document Articulates Civil-Society Vision for UN in Twenty-first Century
May 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2579
World Needs to Have United States, United Nations Working Well Together Says Secretary- General, in Remarks to John Quincy Adams Society
May 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2580
Secretary-General Delivers Commencement Address at Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University
May 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2581
Secretary-General, Celebrating Silver Anniversary of ECOWAS, Stresses Need to Establish Peace, Security in Subregion
May 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2582
Secretary-General, Marking World Environment Day, Sees "No Easy Solution"; Calls for Government Commitment to Conservation, Stewardship
May 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2583
Secretary-General Hails Release of "Virutally All" Sierra Leone Peacekeepers
June 1, 2000
UNIS/WOM/476
United Nations Releasses Most Recent Statistics on World’s Women - Latest Comprehensive Report on Available Data Shows Gains, but Persistent Disparities between Women and Men Worldwide
June 5, 2000
UNIS/GA/1638
In Environment Day Message, Assembly President Calls for Commitment to Ecologically Sustainable Development
June 5, 2000
UNIS/OS/218
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to Hold forty-third Session in Vienna, 7 to 16 June 2000
June 5, 2000
UNIS/SC/1231
Prosecutor for International Tribunals Briefs Security Council
June 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2585
Secretary-General Says Globalization Must Work in Favour of Human Rights and Justice Between Men and Women, Not Against Them
June 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/118/Rev.1*
Secretary-General Appoints Danuta Hubner of Poland Executive Secretary of United Nations Economics Commission for Europe * Reissued to correct information.
June 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/119
Secretary-General Appoints Marie Heuzé Director of United Nations Information Service in Geneva
June 5, 2000
UNIS/WOM/477
General Assembly Special Session "Women 2000", at Heaquarters, 5-9 June, to Review Progress Since 1995 Beijing Women’s Conference
June 5, 2000
UNIS/WOM/478
Despite Progress, Women’s Concerns Still Treated as "Second Priority", Says General Assembly President on Eve of "Women 2000"
June 5, 2000
UNIS/WOM/479
Preparatory Committee for Next Week’s "Beijing Plus Five" Transmits Text of Proposed Outcome Document to General Assembly
June 6, 2000
UNIS/DSG/37
Deputy Secretary-General Says Increased Number of Women in United Nations Ranks Makind a Difference
June 6, 2000
UNIS/ENV/81
United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Issues World Environment Day Message
June 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1639
General Assembly Opens Five-day "Women 2000" Special Session, with Focus on Gender Equality, Development, Peace
June 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1640
Persistence of Violence Against Women Should Be Matter Both of Shame and Concern, "Beijing+5" Special Assembly Session Told
June 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1641
General Assembly President Tells "Women 2000" Special Session "Victory Is Certain" in Gallant Struggle for Women’s Equality
June 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2587
Secretary-General, in Address to "Women 2000" Special Session, Says Future of Planet Depends upon Women
June 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2588
Secretary-General Tells Gathering of Non-governmental Organizations Women’s Beijing Action Plan Cannot Be Implemented without Them
June 6, 2000
UNIS/UNSCEAR/1
UNSCEAR Focuses on Chernobyl Accident in General Assembly Report
June 7, 2000
UNIS/GA/1642
Growing Awareness Most Pressing Women’s Problems Lack Solutions, Cuba Tells "Women 2000" General Assembly Special Session
June 7, 2000
UNIS/GA/1643
Twenty-third Special Assembly Session Continues Review of Progress Made since Fourth World Summit on Women
June 7, 2000
UNIS/WOM/480
International Status Report: Only 8 Nations Close Gender Gap in Legislatures and Girl’s Education
June 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1644
General Assembly Special Session "Women 2000" Continues General Debate; Seventeen Speakers Describe Efforts to Achieve Gender Equality
June 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1645
Speakers in Special Session Place Emphasis on Right of Women to Enjoy Equality in Decision-making and Power Roles
June 9, 2000
UNIS/DSG/38
Deputy Secretary-General Describes "Changing Landscape" of Peacekeeping in Ottawa Address
June 9, 2000
UNIS/PI/205
Department of Public Information, Inter-Parliamentary Union to Launch World Map of Women in Politics 8 June
June 9, 2000
UNIS/SC/1232
Security Council Extends Iraq "Oil-for-Food" Programme for Further 180 Days - Resolution 1302 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
June 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2590
Secretary-General Says Fighting in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Must Cease Immediately
June 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1646
Sad and Sobering Reality that Women Continue to Be Deprived of Basic and Fundamental Rights, Special Assembly Session Told
June 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2591
Kofi Annan Calls for Shared Values of Freedom, Tolerance and Non-Violence in Address to Anti-Discrimination Commettee
June 13, 2000
UNIS/WOM/481
Committee on Eliminatin of Discrimination Against Women Begins Three-week Session at Headquarters
June 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1233
Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Briefs Security Council
June 14, 2000
UNIS/SG/2592
Secretary-General Calls Increasing Interdependence of Nations an Opportunity to Further Cause of Understanding, Tolerance and Peace
June 14, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/120
Secretary-General Appoints Karen Abuzayd as Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA
June 15, 2000
UNIS/PI/206
Millennium UN World Television Forum to Focus on Convergence with Internet, 16-17 November, Will also Discus Briding "Digital Divide"
June 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2593
Secretary-General’s Remarks on Receiving 2000 Path to Peace Award
June 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/121
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Manuel Saavedra, of Uruguay, as UNMOGIP Chief Military Observer
June 15, 2000
UNIS/SOC/340
Europe Enters the Last Stages of the Global Polio-free Certification Process
June 15, 2000
UNIS/WOM/482
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Second, Third Periodic Reports of Iraq
June 15, 2000
UNIS/WOM/483
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Iraq Reports
June 16, 2000
UNIS/GA/1647
General Assembly, Acting on Budget Committee Reports, Approves some $1.67 Billion in Ressources for UN Peacekeeping - Assembly Observes Minute of Silence for President Al-Assad of Syria; Text on UNIFIL Adopted by Recorded Vote of 110-2-0
June 16, 2000
UNIS/SC/1234
Security Council Meets on Situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 16, 2000
UNIS/WOM/484
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Begins Consideration of Austria’s Periodic Reports
June 16, 2000
UNIS/WOM/485
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Austria’s Third, Fourth, Fifth Reports
June 19, 2000
NOTE NO. 87
Media Advisory - United Nations Millennium Summit Gaining Momentum - Over 100 Heads of State or Government to Attend 6 to 8 September Summit on Future Role of World Body
June 19, 2000
UNIS/DSG/39
Deputy Secretary-General, in Address to Summit on UN Staff Security, Says UN Can do Nothing Unless Staff Is Protected, Safe and Secure
June 19, 2000
UNIS/GA/1648
Assembly President Calls on States that Have not Yet done So to Become Parties to Anti- Desertification Convention
June 19, 2000
UNIS/SC/1235
Security Council Demands that Ugandan and Rwandan Forces Withdraw Immediately from Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
June 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2594
Transcript of Press Conference of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 16 June
June 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2595
Secretary-General Receives Confirmation from UNIFIL of Full Withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon
June 19, 2000
UNIS/WOM/486
Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Takes Up First, Second Reports of Lithuania
June 19, 2000
UNIS/WOM/487
Women"s Anti-Discrimination Committee Continues Consideration of Lithuania’s Reports
June 20, 2000
UNIS/SC/1236
Security Council Endorses Secretary-General’s Conclusion on Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon as of 16 June - Presidential Statement Notes Reports of Violations, Calls Upon Parties to Respect Line Identified by United Nations
June 20, 2000
UNIS/WOM/488
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report of Cuba
June 21, 2000
UNIS/OS/220
UN/ESA Workshop on Basic Space Science to Be Held in Toulouse, France, 27-03 June
June 21, 2000
UNIS/WOM/489
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Consideration of Cuba’s Fourth Periodic Report MISSING!!!!
June 21, 2000
UNIS/WOM/490
Women’s Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Cameroon’s Initial Report MISSING!!!!
June 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1237
Security Council Extends Bosnia Mission Until 9 June 2001 by Vote of 14-0-1; Russian Federation Abstains
June 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2596
Secretary-General, in Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse, Calls for New Commitment to Stamping Out "Disease" of Drug Menace
June 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2597
Secretary-General Calls for Steadfast Fight AGainst Vile Human Act, in Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/122
Secretary-General Appoints Maria-Luisa Chavez Director of UN Information Centre in Athens
June 22, 2000
UNIS/SOC/341
Preparatory Committee for Social Development Special Session Approves Draft Final Document
June 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1649
General Assembly Special Session Will Review Implementation of 1995 Social Summit Commitments in Geneva, 26 - 30 June
June 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1650
"The Problem Belongs to All of Us" Says General Assembly President in Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse
June 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2598
Secretary-General, President of International Olympic Committee Issue Joint Message on Occasion of Olympic Day Observance
June 23, 2000
UNIS/SOC/342
- TEXT EMBARGO until 26 June, 9:10 (DST) Poverty Can Be Significantly Decreased by 2015, Report Four Major International Organizations
June 26, 2000
UNIS/GA/1651
General Assembly President Pledges Action to Eradicate Torture, in Message on International Day in Support of Victims
June 26, 2000
UNIS/GA/1652
General Assembly President Says Social Development Special Session Best Hope for Putting "Heart" into Globalization Process
June 26, 2000
UNIS/SC/1238
Special Envoy for Balkans, Carl Bildt, Briefs Security Council, Says Integration of Region into Europe Vital for Stability
June 27, 2000
UNIS/DSG/40
Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Partnership to Meet Development Goals in Statement to Paris Economic Cooperation and Development Forum
June 27, 2000
UNIS/GA/1653
General Assembly Opens Special Session on Follow-up to 1995 Social Summit
June 27, 2000
UNIS/GA/1654
Addressing Special Session on Social Development, Assembly President Calls for Globalization with Head, Heart and Human Face
June 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2599
Peace Built from Bottom up "Begins With Every One of Us", Says Secretary-General to "Mondial des Enfants" Festival
June 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2600
Secretary-General, in Address to General Assembly Special Session, Says Social and Economic Welfare Not Separate Concepts
June 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2601
Economic Growth About People - Their Health, Education, Security, Says Secretary-General to Forum Geneva 2000
June 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/123
Secretary-General Appoints Jean-Marie Guéhenno Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
June 28, 2000
UNIS/GA/1655
General Assembly Special Session Continues, as Heads of State, High-level Ministers Discuss Initiatives for Special Social Development
June 28, 2000
UNIS/GA/1656
General Assembly Special Session Continues Debate on Poverty Eradication
June 28, 2000
UNIS/NAR/689
UN Teams Up with Iranian Soccer Star Khodadad Azizi in "Sports. Not Drugs" Media Campaign
June 28, 2000
UNIS/SC/1239
Security Council Briefed by Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative for East Timor
June 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2602
One of the Greatest Challenges to Humankind in New Century Will Be Struggle to Make Practice of Democracy Equally Universal, Secretary-General Says
June 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2603
Transcript of Press Conference Given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Other Officials to Launch Joint Report "A Better World for All"
June 30, 2000
UNIS/ECOSOC/797
- Background Release Economic and Social Council to Hold 2000 Session at Headquarters, 6 July - 1 August - Theme for High-level Segment, 5 - 7 July, Role of Information Technology in Global Economcy
June 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1657
High-level Government Officials Continue Statements on Further Initiatives for Social Development - Speakers at General Assembly Special Session Call for Greater Cooperation, Increases in Aid
June 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1658
General Assembly Special Session Hears Further Calls for Greater Attention and Resources to Combat Social Problems
June 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1659
International Community Needs to Help Developing Countries Foster Social Development, Speakers Tell General Assembly Special Session
July 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/1660
Speakers Before General Assembly Special Session Urge Coordinated Responses to Causes of Poverty, Marginalization
July 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/1661
Government Officials Urge Cooperation Between Developed, Developing Nations
July 3, 2000
UNIS/SC/1240
Under-Secretary-General Kieran Prendergast Briefs Security Council, Urges It Not to Give up on Somalia
July 4, 2000
UNIS/ENV/83
New Environment Programme World Conservative Monitoring Centre Opens Today in Cambridge, United Kingdom
July 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1662
General Assembly Special Session Urged to Spread Wealth of New Economies
July 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1663
Geneva Special Assembly Session on Social Development Offers Bold Solutions to Reduce Poverty and Create Jobs in Gloval Economy
July 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1664
General Assembly Concludes Special Session on Five-year Follow Up to Copenhagen Social Summit - Final Document Calls for Halving Extreme Poverty and Achieving Free and Universal Primary Education by 2015; Reduction of Trade Barriers
July 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1665
Assembly President Calls for Political Will, Resources and People-Centred Priorities to Eradicate Poverty, Hunger, Want and Fear
July 4, 2000
UNIS/NAR/690
Azerbaijani President to Sign Drug Control Agreement in Vienna Tomorrow (5 July)
July 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2604
Raoul Wallenberg’s Example "Will Live Forever in Our Consciousness" Says Secretary-General, in Budapest Remarks
July 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2605
Secretary-General Hopes More and More Parties Will Make Use of International Tribunal for Law of Sea
July 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2606
Secretary-General Stresses UN Role in Fighting Child Labour, Increasing Literacy, Promoting Women’s Equality and Combating HIV/AIDS
July 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2607
Secretary-General Says Governance with View to Meeting Needs of People is "Central Challenge of Our Age"
July 4, 2000
UNIS/WOM/491
Women"s Anti-Discrimination Committee Concludes Three-Week Session at Headquarters - Adopts Recommendations for Advancing Women’s Status in Iraq, Austria, Lithuania, Cuba, Cameroon, Moldova, Romania
July 6, 2000
UNIS/SC/1241
Security Council Decides to Impose Prohibition on Imports of Rough Diamonds from Sierra Leone
July 7, 2000
NOTE No. 89
UN Official Highlights Roles of Multilateral Institutions in Addressing Conflicts at Vienna Seminar
July 10, 2000
UNIS/ECOSOC/798
Economic and Social Council Adopts Ministerial Declaration on Information Technology
July 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1666
Assembly President Calls for End to Violence Against Women, Stresses Need to Respect Their Rights and Provide Them Access to Resources
July 10, 2000
UNIS/HR/159
Human Rights Committee to Hold Sixty-ninth Session at Geneva from 10 to 28 July - Experts to Examine Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Ireland, Kuwait and Australia
July 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2608
Secretary-General Stresses that Future of Africa Lies in Its People
July 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2609
UN Secretary-General’s Message on the Occasion of World Population Day (11 July)� -� "Saving Women’s Lives"
July 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2610
Secretary-General Says United Nations Stands "Ready to Help Africa, Wherever and However it Can"
July 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2611
Secretary-General Says Sexual and Reproductive Health Essential Part of Universal Human Rights
July 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2612
Srebrenica Tragedy Will Forever Haunt United Nations History, Says Secretary-General on Fifth Anniversary of City’s Fall
July 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/124
Secretary-General Appoints Major General Tim Ford as Military Advisor in Department of Peacekeeping Operations
July 12, 2000
UNIS/POP/31
United Nations Population Fund Marks World Population Day "Saving Women’s Lives" -� Statement by Nafis Sadik, Executive Director of UNFPA
July 13, 2000
NOTE No. 90
Note to Correspondents, Media Arrangements for Millennium Summit of United Nations, 6 - 8 September, 2000
July 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1242
Security Council Pays Tribute to Victims of Screbrenica Massacre
July 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1243
Security Council Hears Briefing on Kosovo by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
July 18, 2000
UNIS/SC/1244
Security Council, Adopting "Historic" Resolution 1308 (2000) on HIV/AIDS, Calls for Pre- Deployment Testing, Counselling for Peacekeeping Personnel
July 18, 2000
UNIS/SC/1245
Security Council Expresses Full Support for Rescue of UN Peacekeepers in Kailahun, Sierra Leone
July 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2613
Secretary-General Gratified by Success of Operation to Bring UNAMSIL� Peacekeepers to Safety
July 19, 2000
UNIS/BIO/514/Rev.2*
Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General of United Nations - Former Permanent Representative of Canada to United Nations Is First Person to Serve in Post
July 21, 2000
UNIS/SC/1246
Conflict Prevention Must Be "Cornerstone of Collective Security in 21st Century", Secretary- General Tells Members, as Council Discusses Armed Conflict - Speakers Urge New Culture of Prevention, Peace, Balanced Development
July 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2615
Secretary-General Invites Corporate, Civil and Labour Leaders to Meet Challenges of Globalization
July 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2616
Secretary-General Says Conflict Prevention Should Be Cornerstone of Collective Security in Twenty-first Century
July 25, 2000
Note No. 91
Kofi Annan Enlists Corporations, Civil Society to Tackle Globalization Challenges
July 25, 2000
UNIS/SG/2617
Secretary-General Voices Disappointment at G-7"s Failure To Deliver on Promised Debt Relief
July 26, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/125
- Biographical Note - Secretary-General Appoints Hannah Yilma as Director of United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria
July 27, 2000
UNIS/NAR/692
International Narcotics Control Board and Commission on Narcotic Drugs Call on World Leaders to Focus on Drug Abuse at UN Millennium Summit
July 27, 2000
UNIS/SC/1247
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Urges Security Council to Implement Specifici Measures to Protect War-affected Children
July 27, 2000
UNIS/SC/1248
Security Council Holds Debate on Childen and Armed Conflict
July 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2618
Secretary-General Welcomes International Corporate Leaders to Global Compact Meeting
July 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2619
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 26 July
July 28, 2000
UNIS/DSG/41
Deputy Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council Debates on Children in Armed Conflict, Calls Plight of War-affected Children Unaccessable
July 28, 2000
UNIS/HR/160
Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination to Meet at Palais des Nations from 31 July to 25 August
July 28, 2000
UNIS/SC/1249
Security Council Holds Meeting on Situation in Angola
July 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2621
Secretary-General Says UN Success Hinges on Ability to Attract Talented and Motivated Individuals
July 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2622
Executive Summary and Conclusion of High-level Meeting on Global Compact
July 31, 2000
UNIS/ECOSOC/799
United Nations Key to Expanding Impact of Information Technology on Development, Secretary- General Tells Economic and Social Council
July 31, 2000
UNIS/HR/161
Human Rights Committee Concludes Sixty-ninth Session
July 31, 2000
UNIS/SC/1250
Poitical Development, Killing of UN Peacekeeper, Plight of Refugees, Discussed in Security Council Meeting on East Timor
July 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2623
Secretary-General Calls for Action to Accelerate Debt Relief for Poor Countries
August 1, 2000
Note No. 94
1999 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook Released
August 1, 2000
UNIS/ECOSOC/800
Round-up of Session: Economic and Social Council, Winding Up 2000 Substantive Session, Decides to Establish Information, Communication, Technology Task Force
August 1, 2000
UNIS/SC/1251
Security Council Decides to Establish United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea - Resolution 1312 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
August 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/126
Secretary-General Appoints Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka as Executive Director of Habitat
August 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2624
Africa Needs Well-trained, Well-equipped Peacekeepers to Meet Crises Facing Continent, Secretary-General Says
August 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2625
Information Technology Should Be Used to Tap Knowledge from Greatest Universities to Bring Learning to All, Kofi Annan Says
August 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/127
- Biographical Note - Secretary-General Appoints Gerd. D. Merrem as Special Representative in Guatemala, Head of MINUGUA
August 4, 2000
UNIS/SC/1252
Security Council Calls on Government of Indonesia to Restore Order in West Timor Refugee Camps
August 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/2626
Secretary-General Concerned over Humanitarian Impact of Taliban Edict Prohibiting Afghan Women from Working with Foreign Agencies
August 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/2627
Secretary-General very Converned over Detention of British OSCE Members and Canadian Citizens by Yugoslav Army in Montenegro
August 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1667
Assembly President Stresses Importance of Indigenous Peoples in Efforts to Bring Peace, Promote Sustainable Development, Eradicate Poverty
August 8, 2000
UNIS/NAR/693
UN to Target Organized Crime
August 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2628
Secretary-General Says Protection of Indigenous Children and Youth Is Investment in Future of Humankind
August 9, 2000
Note No. 96
International Youth Day to Be Observed for First Time on 12 August
August 9, 2000
Note No. 97
United Nations Finance Meeting Ends; More Transparency Urged in International Financing System
August 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2629
"Let Us Resolve to Consolidate Our Partnerships With Youth on Every Front",� Secretary-General Urges in International Youth Day Message
August 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/128
Secretary-General Appoints Hatsuhisa Takashima Director of UN Information Centre in Tokyo
August 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1668
Assembly President, Saluting World’s Young People, Stresses Need for Youth Participating in Social, Economic and Political Affairs
August 10, 2000
UNIS/PI/207
Fifty-first Volume of United Nations Yearbook Published; Text Covers Major Activities of Organization in 1997
August 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2630
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Meets with Charge D’affaires of Permanent Mission of Federal Mission of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
August 11, 2000
UNIS/SOC/344
United Nations Awards to Young People’s Organizations Highlight First International Youth Day
August 14, 2000
UNIS/DSG/42
Deputy Secretary-General Urges First International Model UN Conference to "Help Bridge the Divides in the Human Family"
August 14, 2000
UNIS/ENV/84
- Background Release Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development to Hold Second Session at Headquarters
August 14, 2000
UNIS/GA/1669
- revised for technical reasons Heads of State of Namibia and Finland to Preside Jointly over Millennium Summit, by General Assembly Text
August 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1253
Council, Voicing Concern at Impact of Armed Confict on Children, Expresses Intention to Consider "Taking Appropriate Steps"
August 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1254
Council Asks Secretary-General, Sierra Leone to Negotiate Agreement for Creation of Independent Special Court - Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Include Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes, Violations of International Law
August 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1255
Security Council Hears Calls for Speedy Peacekeeper Deployment, "Self-sustaining" Peace in Ethiopia/Eritrea
August 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2631
United Nations to Resume all Humanitarian Relief Flights throughout Sudan, Secretary-General Announces
August 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/129
Secretary-General Appoints General Abdulsalami Abubakar of Nigeria as Special Envoy Dealing with Democratic Republic of Congon
August 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/130
Secretary-General Names Hina Jilani, Pakistan, as Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders
August 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/131
Peter Leuprecht (Austria) Named as Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia
August 23, 2000
UNIS/PI/208
Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference to Open at Headquarters, 28 to 30 August - Algerian President Bouteflika, Hanan Ashrawi, Jaime Lerner and Ralph Nader among Speakers
August 23, 2000
UNIS/PK/39
Secretary-General Kofi Annan Promises Major Reform of United Nations Peacekeeping; Calls on Member States to Provide Funds, Improve Decision-making - Fully Endorses Far-reaching Report by Independent Panel
August 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2632
Defence Chiefs of UNAMSIL Troop-contributing States to Confer at Headquarters Tomorrow
August 24, 2000
UNIS/SG/2633
Secretary-General Stresses Need to Address Issues Related to UNAMSIL’s Command and Control Structure, Equipment Shortfalls and Mandate
August 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1670
High-Definition Television Leads State-of-the-Art Technology at United Nations Millennium Summit
August 25, 2000
UNIS/PI/209
Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference to Open Monday, 28 August
August 25, 2000
UNIS/SC/1257
Briefing on Kosovo by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Draws Mixed Reaction from Council Members - Russian Federation Says Upcoming Elections Prepare Ground for Province’s Separation from Yugoslavia
August 28, 2000
UNIS/DSG/43
Transcript of Press Conference by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette at Headquarters, 24 August
August 28, 2000
UNIS/ENV/85
- Round-up Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Development Concludes Second Session
August 28, 2000
UNIS/ENV/86
- Background Release Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf to Meet at Headquarters, 28 August� - 1 September
August 28, 2000
UNIS/GA/1671
World Leaders Respond to Secretary-General’s Calls to Sign and Ratify Treaties
August 28, 2000
UNIS/HR/162
- Round-up Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Concludes Fifty-seventh Session
August 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2634
Secretary-General’s Message for International Day of Peace, 5 September 2000
August 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2635
Secretary-General’s Message on International Literacy Day, 8 September 2000
August 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/1672
Assembly President, Addressing Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference, Calls for Global Solidarity between United Nations Partners
August 29, 2000
UNIS/PI/210
Secretary-General, General Assembly President, Under-Secretary-General Hogan Deliver Opening Remarks as Fifty-third Annual DPI/NGO Conference Opens
August 29, 2000
UNIS/PI/211
DPI/NGO Conference Hears Panel Discussion on Implementation of Action Plans of Major 1990s United Nations and NGO Conferences
August 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2637
Secretary-General, in Message to Inauguration Ceremony of President of Somalia, Calls Event Milestone in Somali Efforts to Rejoin Community of Nations
August 30, 2000
UNIS/SC/1258
Security Council Holds Open Meeting on Latest Developments in East Timor -� Council Briefed by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
August 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2638
Secretary-General Expresses Concern for Well-being of Aung San Suu Kyi, other National League for Democracy Leaders, in Myanmar Stand-off
August 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2639
Secretary-General, Addressing Millennium Summit of Religious, Spiritual Leaders, Urges Participants to Set Example of Interfaith Cooperation
August 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2640
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement Reached on 28 August in Arusha by Parties to Burundi Peace Process
August 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2641
Parliamentary Voices Must Be Heard If Global Democracy Is to Thrive, Says Secretary-General to Meeting of Heads of National Parliaments
September 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1673
GA President, Addressing Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, Sees Inter-Parliamentary Union Arriving "With a Bang" on UN Scene
September 1, 2000
UNIS/PI/212
In a UN First, Summit to Be Covered by High-definition TV
September 1, 2000
UNIS/SC/1259
Security Council Adopts Report to General Assembly
September 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2642
Olympic Games "A True Celebration of Humanity",� Secretary-General Says
September 4, 2000
Note No. 90/Rev.1
Media Arrangements for Millennium Summit of United Nations,� 6 - 8 September 2000
September 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1674
At Headquarters Press Conference, General Assembly President Praises Book "Imagining Tomorrow: Rethiniking the Gobal Challenge"
September 4, 2000
UNIS/PI/213
Department of Public Information Launches Redesigned UN Home Page
September 4, 2000
UNIS/PI/214
Millennium Summit to Be Webcast Live on United Nations Web Site
September 4, 2000
UNIS/PI/215
Digitizing the Past to Illuminate the Future
September 5, 2000
UNIS/NAR/694
UN: No Plans for "Biological War" on Coca - Drug Control Programme Head Refutes Report of Proposal to Test Fungal Herbicides in Colombia
September 6, 2000
UNIS/BIO/534
- Biography Harri Holkeri, Former Prime Minister of Finland, Elected President of Millennium Assembly
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1675
List of Participants at General Assembly’s Millennium Summit, 6-8 September
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1676
General Assembly, Bringing Down Curtain on Fifty-fourth Session, Reviews Past 12 Months, Clears Unfinished Business
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1677
Millennium Assembly Elects Harri Holkeri (Finland) President, Admits Tuvalu as 189th United Nations Member State
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1678
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, 2001 Launched with Headquarters Round Table Discussion
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1679
Round Table Launching "Year of Dialogue among Civilizations" Concludes at Headquarters
September 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1680
In Valedictory Message, Outgoing President Reviews Fifty-fourth Assembly Session, Pinpoints Outstanding Issues
September 6, 2000
UNIS/PI/216
Secretary-General Announces Membership of Group of Eminent Persons for Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
September 6, 2000
UNIS/PI/217
Millennium Summit Co-chairs Stress Need for Leaders to Realize Summit Goals
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2643
Secretary-General, Deploring Assault on Freedom of Movement of Myanmar Democratic Leaders, Calls for "Substantive Political Dialogue"
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2644
Secretary-General, Addressing Meeting on Dialogue among Civilizations, Says Global Civilization Defined by Tolerance of Dissent
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2645
Secretary-General Congratulates Lebanon on Conclusion of Elections
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2646
Secretary-General Ringing Peace Bell, Hails Millennium of Hope after Century of Destruction
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2647
Secretary-General Discusses Land Reform in Zambabwe with Four African Presidents
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2648
Secretary-General Welcomes Tuvalu as New Member of United Nations Family
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2649
Secretary-General Regrets Decision by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Not to Attend Millennium Summit Following Airpoort Incident
September 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2650
Secretary-General Thanks Republic of Croatia for Gift of Bronze Sculpture
September 7, 2000
UNIS/GA/1681
Opening Session of Millennium Summit Hears Statements by 19 Heads of State, 10 Heads of Government, Two Vice-presidents
September 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/2651
Secretary-General Calls on World Leaders to Decide Priorities and Adapt the United Nations to Meet Them
September 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/2652
Summit Starts Well, Secretary-General Tells Summit Luncheon
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1675/Rev.1*
- *Reissued to reflect further information. List of Participants at General Assembly’s Millennium Summit, 6-8 September
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1681
Opening Session of Millennium Summit Hears Statements by 19 Heads of State, 10 Heads of Governments, Two Vice-Presidents
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1682
Forty Speakers, Including 31 Heads of States/Governments, Address Issues of Corruption, Sanctions on Millennium Summit’s Second Day
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1683
Speakers at Millennium Summit Focus on United Nations Role in Twenty-First Century
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1684
General Committee Recommends Nine Additional Items for General Assembly Agenda - Decides Not to Recommend Inclusion of Item on "Republic of China on Taiwan"
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1685
Women Heads of State, Government Convene at United Nations on Eve of World Summit
September 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1686
Statement by Co-chairpersons of Millennium Summit of General Assembly Welcoming Inter- Korean Summit and Follow-up Measures
September 8, 2000
UNIS/PI/218
United Nations Launches Live Radio Broadcasters in Six Langugages
September 8, 2000
UNIS/SC/1261
Security Council Holds Meeting of World Leaders on Occasion of General Assembly’s Millennium Summit
September 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2653
Secretary-General, Addressing Council Summit on International Peace, Security, Stresses Council Responsibility for Adequate Support of Peacekeepers
September 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2654
Secretary-General Thanks Mongolia for Gift
September 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2655
Secretary-General’s Message Marking International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer
September 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/132
Secretary-General Appoints Assistant Secretary-General Federio Riesco Coordinator for Multilingualism
September 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1685/Rev.1*
-* Revised to include full text of meeting’ recommendation. Women Heads of State, Government Convene at United Nations on Eve of World Summit
September 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1687
Libya Calls for Redefinition of Terrorism as Millennium Summit Continues; Sri Lanka Makes Plea for Integrity of Sovereign States
September 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1689
Co-chairs Issue Statement on Millennium Summit’s Final Day
September 11, 2000
UNIS/SC/1262
Council Condemns "Outrageous and Contemptible" Killing of Three UN Staff in West timor;� Insists Indonesia Disarm, Disband Militia - Decides to Dispatch Mission to Discuss Implementation of Resolution
September 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2656
Accepting Gift from Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Secretary-General Praises Its "Courage and Character"
September 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2657
Secretary-General Concerned about Possible Impact of High Oil Prices
September 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2658
Secretary-General, Addressing Closing Session of Millennium Summit, Sees "Remarkable Convergence of Views"
September 12, 2000
UNIS/GA/1690
General Assembly Adopts 179-item Agenda for Fifty-fifth Session - New Items Include Role of United Nations in Promoting New Global Order, Global Partnerships, Role of Diamonds in Confict
September 12, 2000
UNIS/GA/1691
Transcript of Press Briefing at Headquarters by Harri Holkeri (Finland), President of Fifty-fifth Session of General Assembly, 11 September
September 12, 2000
UNIS/NAR/695
UN-aided Efforts Blocking Major Heroin Route
September 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2658/Rev.1*
- * Reissued as delivered Secretary-General, Addressing Closing Session of Millennium Summit, Sees "Remarkable Convergence of Views"
September 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2659
Secretary-General Pays Tribute to ECOWAS Efforts for Peace in Sierra Leone; Calls on ECOWAS Leaders to Influcence Rebels to Cooperate
September 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2660
Secretary-General Says Convergence of Jubilee Year, Millennium Summit, Is "Momentum of Potent Symbolism"
September 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1692
Secretary-General Presents Annual Report on Work of Organization, as Fifty-fifth General Assembly Begins General Debate - Assembly Hears Djibouti’s President, Guatemala’s Vice-President, Foreign Ministers of Brazil, United States, France, Nepal,
September 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1693
Globalization, Situation of Africa and Development Issues Addressed during General Assembly Debate
September 13, 2000
UNIS/PI/219
Rule of International Law Emphatically Reaffirmed at United Nations Millennium Summit
September 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2661
Secretary-General’s Annual Report Says Headquarters Support for Peacekeeping is Still Inadequate - Calls for Greater International Cooperation to Better Lives of Those "Left Behind" by Development
September 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2662
Role of United Nations Development Programme Much Clearer Now, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting
September 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2663
As General Debate Begins, Secretary-General Tells Member States; "Key Decisions Lie in Your Hands"
September 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2664
Secretary-General Stresses Equal Status of Parties in Cyprus Proximity Talks
September 14, 2000
UNIS/GA/1694
Strength of UN Comes from Keeping to Purposes, Principles of Charter, Foreign Minister of China Tells General Assembly
September 14, 2000
UNIS/GA/1695
Issues Related to Sanctions and Security Council Reform Taken Up During General Assembly Debate
September 14, 2000
UNIS/PI/220
Dag Hammarskjold Library Announces Web Access to: Online Catalogue; Indexes to UN Documentation; Voting Records, and Speech Citations (UNBISnet)
September 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1696
Strengthened Peacekeeping Operations, Middle East Peace Addressed, as Fifty-fifth General Assembly Continues Debate - Hears from Foreign Ministers of Lebanon, Norway, Libya, United Kingdom, Germany, Syria, Ireland, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1697
Assembly, Continuing General Debate, Discusses Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, Role of Private Sector in World Affairs
September 15, 2000
UNIS/HR/163
Committtee on the Rights of the Child to Hold Twenty-fifth Session at Geneva from 18 to 6 October 2000
September 15, 2000
UNIS/NAR/696
Afghanistan Opium Cultivation in 2000 Substantially Unchanged - Country Still the Largest Opium Producer in the World
September 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2644/Rev.1*
-� * Reissued to incorporate text originally delivered in French Secretary-General, Addressing Meeting on Dialogue among Civilizations, Says Global Civilizations Defined by Tolerance of Dissent
September 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2663/Rev.1*
- * Reissued to incorporate text originally delivered in French As General Debate Begins, Secretary-General Tells Member States: "Key Decisions Lie in Your Hands"
September 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2665
Secretary-General, Addressing Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Group of 77, Says Group’s Support Indispensable to UN
September 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2666
Secretary-General Says "Six plus Two" Group Remains Essential Forum for Solution of Afghan Question
September 19, 2000
UNIS/NAR/697
U.S. Congressmen Call for Expanded United Nations Role in Andean Region
September 19, 2000
UNIS/SC/1263*
- * Reissued for technical reasons. Security Council Authorizes 4,200 Troops for Ethiopia-Eritrea Mission Adopting Resolution 1320 (2000) Unanimously
September 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2667
Addressing 44th General Conference of IAEA, Secretary-General Reviews Past Successes, Future Risks in Nuclear Field
September 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2668
Collective Efforts Can Resolve Underdevelopment, Secretary-General Says
September 20, 2000
UNIS/SG/2669
Women Bear Burden of Incomplete, Flawed Urban Governance Says Secretary-General in World Habitat Day Message
September 21, 2000
UNIS/GA/1698
Efforts to Eliminate Narcotic Drugs and Combat Drug-trafficking Described During Assembly Debate
September 21, 2000
UNIS/GA/1699
Emphasis Placed on Importance of Preventive Diplomacy and Peace-building in General Assembly Debate
September 21, 2000
UNIS/GA/1700
Globalization Just New Name for Old Unjust System, General Assembly Told, as General Debate Continues
September 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2670
Secretary-General Welcomes United States Move to Establish Normal Trade Relations with China
September 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1701
Millennium Assembly’s Challenge: Put Summit Commitments into Action, Says General Assembly President, as General Debate Concludes
September 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1702
Fifth Committee Elects Vice-Chairman
September 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1703
Assembly Must Maintain "Millennium Spirit", Proceed with Sense of Urgency -- Not Business as Usual, President Says
September 26, 2000
UNIS/SG/2671
Secretary-General’s Eagerly Awaits Outcome of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Elections
September 26, 2000
UNIS/SG/2672
Secretary-General’s Message Marking International Day of Older Persons - 1 October 2000
September 28, 2000
UNIS/GA/1704
General Committee Recommends Plenary Consideration of Items on Crime Prevention, UN-ECCAS Cooperation
September 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2673
All Instruments of United Nations System Must Be Used to "Finish - The Last Chapter of Polio Eradication", Secretary-General Says
September 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2674
United Nations and Governments Need Partnerships with Civil Society, Assembly President Says
October 2, 2000
UNIS/BIO/539
New Permanent Observer of the Euorpean Commission
October 2, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/298
Sustainable Elimination of Illicit Crops, Promotion of Alternative Crops Stressed as Third Committee Debates Drug-prevention Strategies
October 2, 2000
UNIS/SC/1264
Security Council Briefed by Nelson Mandela, Facilitator of Arusha Peace Process; Adopts Presidential Statement Condemning Attacks on Civilians
October 2, 2000
UNIS/SC/1265
Militias Root Cause of Problems for UNTAET and Indonesia in East Timor, Secretary-General"s Special Representative Tells Council
October 2, 2000
UNIS/SG/2675
Secretary-General Asks Harvard Jurists to Work for Better Understanding of Benefits of International Criminal Court
October 2, 2000
UNIS/SG/2676
Secretary-General, Addressing Council Briefing on Burundi by Nelson Mandela, Praises Peace Efforts of Former South African President
October 2, 2000
UNIS/SG/2677
Secretary-General, Concerned by Outbreak of Violence in Jerusalem, Regrets Loss of Life, Urges Maximum Restraint on Both Sides
October 3, 2000
UNIS/BIO/535
New Permanent Representative of Iceland Presents Credentials
October 3, 2000
UNIS/BIO/536
New Permanent Representative of Malaysia
October 3, 2000
UNIS/BIO/537
New Permanent Representative of Morocco
October 3, 2000
UNIS/BIO/538
New Permanent Representative of Chile
October 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/299
Third Committee Continues to Study Crime, Criminal Justice, International Drug Control
October 3, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/300
Third Committee Hears Calls for Urgent Action against Drug Trafficking, Corruption, Money Laundering
October 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2678
Secretary-General Addresses Executive Committee of UNHCR
October 4, 2000
UNIS/BIO/540
New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials
October 4, 2000
UNIS/NAR/698
UN, Italy Sign Agreement on Palermo Conference
October 4, 2000
UNIS/SC/1266
Security Council Takes up Situation in Middle East; Speakers Express Sympathy to Families of Wounded And Killed, Condemn Violence
October 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/2679
Secretary-General, in Message on Anniversary of German Unification, Says Event Transformed Germany, Europe and World�
October 4, 2000
UNIS/VIC/90
Danube River Basin Programme Receives over EURO 22 Million to Implement European Union Water Framework Directive
October 5, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/301
Need for Inter-sectoral Approach to Fighting Crime and Illegal Drugs Stressed in Third Committee Debate
October 5, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/302
Links between Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Illegal Arms Trade Stressed in Continuing Third Committee Debate on Crime
October 5, 2000
UNIS/NAR/699
In Asia It"s Local Values vs. Amphetamines, Says UN�
October 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2680
Hailing World Space Week, Secretary-General Says �Final Frontier" Means Bridging Divide between Technology"s Haves, Have-nots
October 9, 2000
UNIS/SC/1267
Security Council Deplores 28 September Provocation in Jerusalem, Adopting Resolution 1322 (2000) by 14-0-1 (United States)
October 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2681
Secretary-General Warmly Welcomes "Momentous Change" in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
October 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2682
Secretary-General Welcomes Release of Two Members of Kosovo Mission, Calls for Early Release of Remaining Canadian, Dutch Nationals
October 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2683
Secretary-General Travels to Middle East
October 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2684
Secretary-General Stresses Need for Involvement of Women and Young People in World Disaster Reduction Efforts
October 10, 2000
UNIS/SG/2686
Secretary-General Says Action in Middle East Must Shift "From the Street to the Bargaining Table"
October 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1705
Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore Elected to Security Council for 2001-2002
October 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2687
Secretary-General Says Trilateral Security Meeting Important Step Towards Cessation of Hostilities in Middle East
October 13, 2000
UNIS/DSG/44
Deputy Secretary-General Pays Tribute to UN Staff, as She Accepts Elie Wiesel Ethics Award on Behalf of UNAMET
October 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1706
General Assembly Elects 18 Members to Economic And Social Council; Three-year Terms Begin 1 January 2001
October 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1707
Palestinian Rights Committee Calls for Immediate End to Violence in Middle East and Speedy Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1322 (2000)
October 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/SHC/303
Third Committee Approves Draft Text on Concerted Action against Drug Scourge
October 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2688
Secretary-General Says News of West Bank Violence �Chilling"; Calls for Renunciation of Violence, Return to Discourse
October 16, 2000
UNIS/GA/1708
Good Intentions Are Not enough to Eradicate Poverty, President of General Assembly Says in Poverty Eradication Day Message
October 16, 2000
UNIS/NAR/700
International Conference in Tashkent Will Seek Ways to Counter Drugs, Organized Crime and Terrorism in Central Asia
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SC/1268
Security Council Extends Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo until 15 December, Unanimously Adopting Resolution� 1323 (2000)
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SC/1269
Security Council Mission Greatly Disturbed by Suffering in Sierra Leone, but also Sees Signs of Hope
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2685
Secretary-General Calls on Governments, Civil Society, Private Sector and International Organizations to Fight World Hunger
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2689
Secretary-General Welcomes further British Military Assistance for Sierra Leone
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2690
Secretary-General Welcomes Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Republic of Korea President
October 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2691
Secretary-General Stresses Global Responsibility to Work for more Equitable World Economy
October 17, 2000
UNIS/DSG/45
Deputy Secretary-General Praises UN Film on Small Arms Plague
October 17, 2000
UNIS/GA/1709
General Committee Recommends Agenda Items on Chemical Weapons Organization, Millennium Summit Follow Up, Korean Penninsula
October 17, 2000
UNIS/OS/221
Outer Space Activities Should Be Based on Ethical Principles, Special Political Committee Is Told - As Debate on International Cooperation Begins, European Union� Says Well-being of Humanity is Primary Factor
October 18, 2000
UNIS/GA/1710
General Assembly President, in United Nations Day Message, Asks for Action to Reach Universal Goals of Peace, Justice and Equality
October 18, 2000
UNIS/GA/1711
Russian Federation Cautions against Military Deployment in Outer Space; Reiterates Proposal for Conference to Prevent Militarization
October 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2693
Secretary-General, in UN Day Message, Says Peoples of World Must Hold Their Leaders to Millennium Pledges
October 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2694
Secretary-General Kofi Annan Expresses Relief at Outcome of Sharm El-Sheikh Summit on Recent Middle East Turmoil - Commitment to Peaceful Resolution of Differences Lauded;� Parties also Urged to Refrain from "Language of Violence"
October 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2695
Secretary-General Welcomes Progress between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and United States
October 19, 2000
UNIS/DSG/46
Deputy Secretary-General Urges Universal Access to �Most Basic Human Right" ? Food
October 19, 2000
UNIS/GA/1712
General Assembly Continues Discussion of Annual Security Council Report
October 20, 2000
UNIS/DSG/47
Deputy Secretary-General Welcomes Marchers to Headquarters
October 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1713
Draft Resolution on Steps to Prevent Accidental Use of Nuclear Weapons Among 13 Texts Introduced in Disarmament Committee
October 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1714
Spread of New Forms of Racism, Including Internet Dissemination of Hatred, Assailed in Third Committee’s Continuing Debate on Racism
October 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1715
Fourth Committee Concludes Debate on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, with Several Speakers Suggesting Expanded Outer Space Committee
October 20, 2000
UNIS/NAR/701
Prime Minister of Tajikistan Mr. Akil Akimov and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Pino Arlacchi to Officially Inaugurate the Tajik Drug Control Agency
October 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1716
Assembly Adopts Resolution to Further Cooperation with Council of Europe - Also Takes up Cooperation with Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
October 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/2696
Calm and Quiet Needed to Create Best Atmosphere for Resumption of Middle East Peace Talks, Secretary-General States
October 24, 2000
UNIS/GA/1717
Assembly President Lauds Efforts against HIV/AIDS; Says Education Is Key to Beating "Threat to Future of Entire Nations"
October 24, 2000
UNIS/SG/2697
Secretary-General Extols Goodwill Ambassadors as "Defenders, Advocates" of United Nations Principles
October 24, 2000
UNIS/SG/2698
Secretary-General, Presenting Awards to HIV/AIDS Activists, Calls for Redoubled Global Efforts to Halt Spread of Disease
October 25, 2000
Note No. 101
Setting the Record Straight - The UN Financial Crisis
October 25, 2000
UNIS/DSG/48
Deputy Secretary-General Addresses Fourth Forum on Global Issues
October 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1718
Key Role of Information and Communication Technology in Addressing Inequalities of Globalization Discussed in Second Committee
October 25, 2000
UNIS/GA/1719
Speakers in Second Committee Stress Need to Ensure Developing Countries Participate in Benefits of Globalization
October 25, 2000
UNIS/NAR/702
31 International Financial Centers Support UN in Global Anti-Money Laundering Initiative
October 25, 2000
UNIS/NAR/703
International Conference in San Patrignano, Italy, Will Look at Social Risks of Drug Addiction - "Rainbow" Anti-Drug Association and United Nations to Map Drug Abuse Trends, Review Global Strategy
October 25, 2000
UNIS/SC/1270
Stronger Decision-making Role for Women in Peace Processes Is Called for in Day-long Security Council Debate - Speakers Note Continued Under-Representation of Half of Mankind in Key Security Positions within United Nations System and Beyond
October 25, 2000
UNIS/SG/2699
Secretary-General Calls for Council Action to Ensure Women Are Involved in Peace and Security Decisions
October 27, 2000
UNIS/GA/1720
Second Committee Takes up UN Decade for Eradication of Poverty
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2700
Work of World Bank Leader to Ease Global Poverty Is Lauded by Secretary-General at New Yrok Award Ceremony
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2701
Secretary-General, Expressing Concern at Events in Côte D"ivoire, Urges Parties to Take Opportunity to Move to Political Reform
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2702
Secretary-General Announces Appointment of Thoraya Obaid (Saudi Arabia) to Be Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2703
Secretary-General Announces Nomination to General Assembly of Ruud Lubbers to Be High Commissioner of Refugees
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/133
Secretary-General Appoints Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia as Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
October 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/134
Secretary-General Nominates Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands) to Be UN HIgh Commissioner for Refugees
October 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1721
Third Committee Hears Report on Human Rights in Bosnia, Croatia, Yugoslavia in Aftermath of Recent Elections
October 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2704
Secretary-General Urges Spirit of "Peace and Tolerance" for 28 October Municipal Elections in Kosovo
October 31, 2000
Note No. 102
In Innovative Move, United� Nations Issues First Novel; Aim Is to Encourage Humanitarian Impulses Among Youth
October 31, 2000
UNIS/DSG/49
Deputy Secretary-General Seeks Strategies for All-out War on Hunger
October 31, 2000
UNIS/SC/1271
Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate until 28 February 2001, Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1324 (2000)
October 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2705
Secretary-General Names Thorvald Stoltenberg Chair of Expert Group to Report on Humanitarian Situation in Iraq
October 31, 2000
UNIS/SG/2706
Secretary-General Calls Kosovo Elections "Landmark", Praises Kouchner Mission, KFOR
November 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1722
World Cannot Remain Divided Between Rich and Poor and Remain Peaceful and Secure at Same Time, Second Committee Told - Committee Continues Consideration of 2001 Least Developed Countries Conference
November 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1723
Assembly President Urges Continuing Efforts to Meet Goals of 1995 World Summit for Social Development - Remarks Open Discussion on Five-Year Review; Poverty Eradication, Global Financial Reform, Better Crisis Management Still Crucial Imperatives
November 1, 2000
UNIS/SC/1272
Security Council Refers Yugoslav Application for UN Membership to Committee on Admission of New Members
November 1, 2000
UNIS/SC/1273
Security Council Recommends Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for Membership of United Nations - Resolution 1326 (2000) Sends Application to General Assembly for Final Decision
November 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2707
Secretary-General Calls for "Full, Immediate Implementation" of Sharm El-Sheikh Understandings
November 1, 2000
UNIS/SG/2708
Secretary-General Welcomes Free Trade Initiative by Community of East and Southern Africa States - Cooperation of Government, Private Sector Said to Be Economic Necessity to Establish Role of Region in Global Marketplace
November 2, 2000
NIS/GA/1724
General Assembly, on Recommendation of Security Council, Admits Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to United Nations Membership - Decision Taken by Acclamation; Delegates Say Action Gives Hope for Solution to Remaining Problems in Balkans Region
November 2, 2000
UNIS/DSG/50
Deputy Secretary-General Reviews Efforts to Streamline United Nations Human Resources Management - Fifth Committee Is Told Shorter Recruitment Timeline among Objectives, as Greater Proportion of Staff Involved in Field Operations
November 2, 2000
UNIS/GA/1725
General Assembly President, Welcoming Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to United Nations, Urges Support from Member Nations
November 2, 2000
UNIS/GA/1726
No Country Immune to Criticism in Area of Human Rights, Say Speakers in Third Committee
November 2, 2000
UNIS/SG/2709
Secretary-General, at Flag Raising for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Speaks of Milestone on Passage of Balkans Towards Democracy
November 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2710
Secretary-General Meets with Foreign Minister of Israel
November 3, 2000
UNIS/SG/2711
Secretary-General Calls for Commitment to "An Active Tolerance that Allows Human Beings to Accept, Respect, and Live with One Another in Peace"
November 6, 2000
UNIS/BIO/541
New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presented Credentials
November 6, 2000
UNIS/SC/1274
Security Council Condemns Continued Cross-border Attacks along Border Area of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia
November 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/135
Secretary-General Appoints Major-General Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands As Commander of UN Force in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE)
November 6, 2000
UNIS/VIC/91
General Assembly President Focuses on Future Dynamics of UN-Civil Society Relationship in Vienna Address to NGO Conference
November 6, 2000
UNIS/VIC/93
2000 Transcript of Press Briefing at Vienna International Centre by Harri Holkeri (Finland), President of Fifty-fifth Session of General Assembly
November 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1728
Fourth Committee Begins Consideration of Special Committee"s Report on Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories - Also Approves Draft Resolution on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
November 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1729
General Assembly President Calls for New Relationship between UN, Civil Society
November 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1730
Fifth Committee Continues Discussion of Human Resources and Medium-term Plan for 2002-2005
November 8, 2000
UNIS/GA/1731
Committee Debates World Refugee Movement, Congratulates High Commissioner on 10-year Stewardship - Committee Adopts Text On Palestinian Right to Self-Determination After Recorded Vote
November 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2712
Secretary-General Welcomes Appointment by United States President of Fact-Finding Committee Established in Accordance with Sharm El-Sheikh Summit
November 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/136
Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Daniel Opande of Kenya as Force Commander in Sierra Leone
November 9, 2000
UNIS/DSG/51
Deputy Secretary-General Says Independent Internal and External Oversight Mechanisms Have Central Place in Today"s UN
November 9, 2000
UNIS/GA/1732
International Civil Service Commission Praised in Fifth Committee
November 9, 2000
UNIS/GA/1733
Lack of Participation by Developed Countries in UN Peacekeeping Missions Raised in Fourth Committee
November 9, 2000
UNIS/SG/2713
Secretary-General Urges Government of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Take Necessary Measures to Ensure Security of Prisoners
November 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1734
Second Committee Takes up Annual Report of Economic and Social Council
November 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1735
For Ninth Successive Year, General Assembly Calls for End of United States Embargo against Cuba - Says Blockade Contrary to International Law; United States Argues Embargo Trade Policy Matter; Aimed at Human Rights Improvement
November 10, 2000
UNIS/GA/1736
Fourth Committee Hears 17 Speakers in Debate on Peacekeeping Operations; Security Council Reform, "Brahimi Report" Recommendations Addressed
November 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1737
Security Council"s Expanded Role, �Double Standards� among Issues Raised as Fourth Committee Concludes Discussion of Peacekeeping Operations
November 13, 2000
UNIS/GA/1738
Fourth Committee Approves 12 Draft Resolutions on Israeli Practices, Work of UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
November 13, 2000
UNIS/SC/1275
Departing United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Briefs Council One Last Time
November 14, 2000
UNIS/GA/1739
Speakers in Fourth Committee Stress Importance of UN Information Activities in Areas of Concern to Developing Countries - Role of Information Activities in UN Peace Operations also Supported
November 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1276
Security Council, Responding to "Brahimi Report", Adopts Wide-ranging Resolution on Peacekeeping Operations - Resolution 1327 (2000) Adopted Unanimously; Council Resolves to Give Missions Clear, Credible, Achievable Mandates
November 14, 2000
UNIS/SG/2714
Radical Changes in World Economy Needed if Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Be Brought Down to Sustainable Level, Secretary-General Says
November 14, 2000
UNIS/SG/2715
In Speech to OIC Summit, Secretary-General Addresses Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan, Iraq and other Issues
November 14, 2000
UNIS/SG/2716
Secretary-General Hopes New Bahrain UN House Will Signal "New and Even Better" Chapter in Relations Between Organization and Bahrain
November 15, 2000
UNIS/DSG/52
Deputy Secretary-General Seeks Guidance on Practical Steps to Secure Implementation of Human Rights Standards - Address to Swedish Group Describes Challenge of Achieving Results
November 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1740
Adopting Two Draft Texts, Assembly Reaffirms Primacy of Dayton Accords, Decides to Observe 40th Anniversary of Decolonization Declaration - Also Elects Malta to Economic and Social Council, 1 January 2001-31 December 2002
November 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1741
Peace and Poverty Eradication Overriding UN Goals, Assembly President Says
November 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1742
Committee Hears of United Nations Efforts to Bridge "Digital Divide" as Communications Technologies Expand - Under-Secretary-General for Public Information Reviews Progress, Noting Major Undertaking on Behalf of Millennium Summit
November 15, 2000
UNIS/GA/1743
Texts on Information in Service of Humanity, UN Information Policies Approved by Fourth Committee, as It Concludes Current Session also Approves Decision to Expand Committee on Information Membership
November 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1277
Security Council Expresses Concern at Failure to Achieve Comprehensive Settlement over Abkhazia, Georgia
November 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1278
Security Council Briefed by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2717
Secretary-General Says Aids Must Not Be Dismissed as �Someone Else"s Issue�; Stresses Need to Support Those Living with Aids
November 16, 2000
UNIS/CP/378
First UN Treaty against Transnational Organized Crime Adopted by Assembly
November 16, 2000
UNIS/CP/379
Assembly Adopts Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and Two Additional Protocols - Instruments to Be Open for Signing at High-Level Palermo Conference
November 16, 2000
UNIS/DSG/53
Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Consideration of Institutional Framework for Global Governance
November 16, 2000
UNIS/GA/1744
Goals of 1990 Children"s Summit Remain Unfulfilled, Assembly President Says - Calls for More Effective Policies and Programmes in More Countries
November 16, 2000
UNIS/SC/1279
Security Council Discusses Exit Strategies for Peacekeeping Operations
November 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2718
Secretary-General Welcomes Planet Project World Interactive Poll
November 16, 2000
UNIS/SG/2719
Secretary-General, in Address to International Rescue Committee, Reflects on Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions
November 17, 2000
UNIS/GA/1745
Assembly Again Confronts Issue of Security Council Reform - Veto, Permanent Membership, Equitable Geographic Representation among Points Raised
November 17, 2000
UNIS/GA/1746
General Assembly President, in Address to Forum of Small States, Describes Efforts at United Nations Reform, Revitalization
November 17, 2000
UNIS/GA/1747
Remarks by General Assembly President to UN World TV Forum: "The General Assembly and the Digital Divide", 16 November 2000
November 17, 2000
UNIS/SC/1280
Special Representative in Kosovo Briefs Security Council, Says Recent Municipal Elections "Victory" for Democracy - Tells Council National Elections Proposed for Spring
November 17, 2000
UNIS/SG/2720
New Information Technology Has Enormous Potential to Promote Economic Growth and Help Eradicate Poverty, Secretary-General Says
November 17, 2000
UNIS/SG/2721
�Don"t Give Up on Africa� Pleads Secretary-General in Message to Conference of Broadcast News Executives - Sporadic Coverage of� �Convulsion� Said to Be Misleading; Needs of Continent, Efforts at Self-Help Deserving More Attention
November 17, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/137
Secretary-General Appoints Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (Botswana) as His Special Representative for Ethiopia, Eritrea
November 21, 2000
UNIS/BIO/493/Rev.3
- Biography Kofi A. Annan, United Nations Secretary-General�
November 21, 2000
UNIS/GA./1748
Assembly Hears Reports from International Tribunals for Rwanda, former Yugoslavia - Despite Recent Progress, Problems Persist
November 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2722
Secretary-General Stresses Academy"s Key Role in Promoting Nuclear Disarmament
November 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2723
Military Operations Should Not Be Described as Humanitarian Action, Secretary-General Tells Symposium
November 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2724
Secretary-General, Speaking of "World Awash with Small Arms", Presents Report on Weapons Destruction to Security Council President�
November 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1750
Oversight Office Reports Taken Up by Fifth Committee
November 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1751
Committee Approves Four Drafts on Palestinian Rights
November 22, 2000
UNIS/SC/1281
Security Council Meets to Discuss International Tribunals for Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda - Council Briefed by Presidents and Chief Prosecutor of Two Organs
November 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/2725
Secretary-General, on Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, Says Scourge of Gender- based Violence must Be Globally Condemned
November 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1752
Member States Commend Oversight Office Activities in Fifth Committee
November 23, 2000
UNIS/GA/1753
Assembly President, on Day for Eliminating Violence against Women, Says Such Violence "Crime against Humanity"
November 23, 2000
UNIS/SC/1282
Security Council Meets in Emergency Session on Middle East
November 23, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/138
Secretary-General Appoints Mervat Tallawy as Executive Secretary for Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
November 23, 2000
UNIS/WOM/492
Rules for New Optional Protocol to Women"s Conference to Be Reviewed by United Nations Committee Experts - Berlin Workshop on Procedure that Allows Individual Women to Bring Petitions for Violations of Anti-discrimination Treaty
November 24, 2000
UNIS/OS/223
UN Holds Workshop on Satellite Data Analysis Techniques for Educators and Scientists from Asia and Pacific Countries�
November 27, 2000
UNIS/DSG/54
Deputy Secretary-General Highlights United Nations" Crisis Management and Rapid Reaction Capacity at OSCE Ministerial Meeting�
November 28, 2000
UNIS/GA/1754
Resources Sought for Brahimi Initiatives Would Make Significant Difference to Peacekeeping Abilities, Secretary-General Tells Fifth Committee
November 28, 2000
UNIS/SC/1283
Security Council Extends UNDOF Mandate for Further Six Months; Adopts Resolution 1328 (2000) Unanimously
November 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2726
Secretary-General"s Message on International Day for Palestinian People
November 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2727
Secretary-General Says Failure to Act Now on Peacekeeping Recommendations Package Will Weaken UN Capabilities
November 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/2728
Secretary-General Urges Hezbollah and Governments of Israel, Lebanon and Syria to Show Restraint Following Violations of "Blue Line"
November 28, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/139
Secretary-General Appoints Berhanu Dinka as Chairman of Implementation Monitoring Committee for Burundi Peace Process
November 29, 2000
Note No. 105
Volunteerism "A most Undervalued Asset" Participants Are Told at Opening of International Year of Volunteers 2001 - High Levels of Civic Engagement Mean Lower Levels of Communal Strife, Says Secretary-General in Keynote Speech
November 29, 2000
Note No. 106
United Nations Consolidated Inter-agency Appeals for 2001 Launched at Headquarters; Launch Theme -? "Women and War"; Secretary-General, Assembly President and Executive Director of UNIFEM Speak
November 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/1755
General Assembly President, in Human Rights Day Message, Stresses Importance of Education for Exercise of Rights - Knowledge Seen as Aid to Better Understanding between Diverse People, Empowerment of Those Marginalized, Elimination of Discrimination
November 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/1756
Palestinian Rights Committee to Hold Solemn Meeting on International Solidarity Day, 29 November
November 29, 2000
UNIS/GA/1757
Assembly President Calls on All Member States to Heed Appeals to Meet Needs of Victims of Conflict and Natural Disasters
November 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2729
Secretary-General Says Important Contribution of Volunteers often Overlooked
November 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2730
In International Day for Disabled Persons Message, Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Making Information Technologies Work for All
November 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2731
35 Million Urgently Need Humanitarian Assistance, Secretary-General Says at Consolidated Appeals Launch
November 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/2732
Secretary-General Expresses Disappointment at Inconclusive Outcome of Hague Climate Change Conference
November 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1758
Concluding Debate on Strengthening Coordination of UN Relief Assistance; Assembly Adopts Two Related Drafts without Vote
November 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1759
Assembly, Opening Debate on Question of Palestine, Hears Call for Enhanced UN Involvement in Current Middle East Situation - Chairman of Palestinian Rights Committee Introduces Four Draft Texts
November 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1761
Assembly President, in World AIDS Day Statement, Commends Theme this Year of "Men Make a Difference" - Says Rate of Infection Remains High, with Young People Most at Risk; Perception of Protection as "Unmanly" Should Be Dispelled
November 30, 2000
UNIS/GA/1762
Assembly President"s Statement on Occasion of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
November 30, 2000
UNIS/NAR/705
UN to Present Award to Grassroots Leaders in Fight against Drug Abuse and Crime
November 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2733
Secretary-General Reiterates full Commitment of United Nations to Supporting Parties through Middle East Peace Process
November 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2734
Secretary-General Outlines Challenges of Post-conflict Peace-building in Remarks to Security Council Meeting on Guinea-Bissau
November 30, 2000
UNIS/SG/2735
Secretary-General Says Big Gap Exists between Promises on Human Rights Education and Resources Made Available - Message for Human Rights Day 2000
December 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1763
As Assembly Winds Up Debate on Question of Palestine, Israel Appeals for End to Incitement, Confrontation - Dispatch of UN "Protection Force" Would Internationalize Essentially Bilateral Spirit of Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
December 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1764
General Assembly, Opening Middle East Debate, Receives Texts on Golan Heights, Administration of Jerusalem - Recent Violence Deplored, Resumption of Negotiations Urged; Speakers Challenge Israeli Settlement Policies, Occupation of Arab Territories
December 1, 2000
UNIS/GA/1765
General Assembly President, on International Day for Disabled Persons, Says Equal Opportunities for Disabled Basic Human Right
December 4, 2000
Note No. 107
Educating Young People Best Insurance against Spread of HIV/AIDS, World Aids Day Observance Told
December 4, 2000
UNIS/DSG/55
In Fight against AIDS, Silence is Enemy, Says Deputy Secretary-General at World AIDS Day Event
December 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1766
Assembly Adopts Six Resolutions by Recorded Vote on Palestine Question, Situation in Middle East
December 4, 2000
UNIS/GA/1767
Assembly President Calls for Renewed Commitment to UNRWA
December 4, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/140
Secretary-General Appoints Amara Essy of Côte d"ivoire Special Envoy to Central African Republic, Republic of Congo
December 5, 2000
UNIS/GA/1768
Assembly Condemns Misuse of Information Technologies for Criminal Purposes - Also Condemns All Doctrines Based on Assumption of Racial Superiority
December 5, 2000
UNIS/GA/1769
Special Committee on Peacekeeping Adopts Report on Brahimi Recommendations
December 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2737
Secretary-General Says UN Success in Sierra Leone Will Depend on Teamwork
December 5, 2000
UNIS/SG/2738
Secretary-General Calls for Free Access to Rebel-held Territory in Sierra Leone
December 6, 2000
UNIS/BIO/594
New Permanent Representative of Lebanon Presents Credentials
December 6, 2000
UNIS/BIO/595
New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials
December 6, 2000
UNIS/GA/1770
Assembly President"s Message on International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 6, 2000
UNIS/SC/1285
Security Council Extends Iraq "Oil-for-Food" Programme for further 180-day Period Beginning 6 December - Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1330 (2000)
December 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/2740
UN Decides to Suspend Electoral Technical Assistance in Cote d"Ivoire; Regular Activities of UN Agencies and Programmes to Continue
December 6, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/141
Secretary-General Appoints Chairman of International Commission of Inquiry for Côte d"Ivoire
December 7, 2000
UNIS/GA/1771
Fourth Committee Endorses Special Committee"s Report on Brahimi Panel Peacekeeping Recommendations
December 7, 2000
UNIS/SC/1286
Legal Counsel Briefs Security Council on Efforts to Combat Terrorism; Reviews International Legal Regime, Stresses Need for Cooperation
December 7, 2000
UNIS/SC/1287
Security Council Reiterates Condemnation of Terrorism, in Presidential Statement
December 7, 2000
UNIS/SC/1288
Security Council Says Planning Should Begin for Strong International Presence in East Timor Following Independence
December 7, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/142
Secretary-General Appoints Kenzo Oshima of Japan Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
December 8, 2000
UNIS/HR/165
High Commissioner for Human Rights" Message for Human Rights Day
December 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2741
Secretary-General Launches International Partnership - Against AIDS in Africa in Addis Ababa
December 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/2742
Secretary-General Says Spread of AIDS Can Be Halted
December 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/143
Staffan de Mistura to Be Personal Representative of Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon
December 8, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/144
Secretary-General Announces Appointment of Rolf Knutsson as Executive Secretary of United Nations Compensation Commission
December 11, 2000
UNIS/GA/1772
General Assembly Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Decolonization Declaration - Declares 2001 ? 2010 Second Decade for Elimination of Colonialism
December 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/2743
Secretary-General Expresses Concern about Situation on Guinea/Liberia/Sierra Leone Borders
December 11, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/145
Hans Haekkerup Appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo
December 11, 2000
UNIS/USG/1
Under Secretary-General Guéhenno Expresses Guarded Optimism for UN Peacekeeping in Austrian Parliament
December 12, 2000
L/PMO/01
Background Release: HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON UN CONVENT-ION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TO BE HELD IN PALERMO, ITALY, FROM 12 TO 15 DECEMBER
December 12, 2000
L/PMO/02
HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL SIGNING CONFERENCE FOR UN CONVENT-ION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME OPENS IN PALERMO, ITALY; Meeting Addressed by Presidents of Italy and Poland, UN Secretary-General, Head of UN Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office
December 12, 2000
L/PMO/03
JUSTICE MINISTER OF ITALY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SIGNING CONFERENCE FOR UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME; High-level Meeting Addressed by 11 Heads of State or Government, other Government Representatives
December 12, 2000
L/PMO/04
ISSUES OF SOVEREIGNTY AND UNIVERSALITY IN CONTEXT OF RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE DISCUSSED AT UN CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM
December 12, 2000
UNIS/CP/380
High-Level Conference on UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to Be Held in Palermo, Italy, from 12 to 15 December
December 12, 2000
UNIS/SG/2744
Secretary-General Says Palermo Meetings is Declaration against a World Where Children Are Raised with Fear
December 13, 2000
L/PMO/05
PALERMO CONVENTION"S HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL SIGNING CONFERENCE CONTINUES HEARING STATEMENTS ON COMBAT-TING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
December 13, 2000
L/PMO/06
SYMPOSIUM OF RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE DISCUSSES ISSUES OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
December 13, 2000
L/PMO/07
PRESIDENT OF ITALIAN PARLIAMENT"S ANTI-MAFIA COMMISSION URGES �CULTURE OF LEGALITY", CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT; Palermo Signing Conference for Transnational Organized Crime Convention Hears 18 Speakers in Second Day of Discussions
December 13, 2000
L/PMO/08
NEED FOR COMMON RESPONSE TO TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES DISCUSSED AT SYMPOSIUM ON RULE OF LAW IN GLOBAL VILLAGE
December 13, 2000
UNIS/CP/382
High-level Political Signing Conference for UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Opens in Palermo, Italy -- Meeting Addressed by Presidents of Italy and Palermo, UN Secretary-General, Head of UN Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office
December 13, 2000
UNIS/CP/383
Justice Minister of Italy Elected President of Signing Conference for UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime -- High-level Meeting Addressed by 11 Heads of State or Government, other Goverment Representatives
December 13, 2000
UNIS/CP/384
Issues of Sovereignty and Universality in Context of Rule of Law in Global Village Discussed at UN Conference Symposium
December 13, 2000
UNIS/CP/385
Palermo Convention"s High-Level Political Signing Conference Continues Hearing Statements on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime
December 13, 2000
UNIS/CP/386
Symposium of Rule of Law in Global Village Discusses Issues of Universal Jurisdiction
December 13, 2000
UNIS/SC/1289
Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegowina Briefs Security Council, Says Recent Events Provide ’Historic Opportunity" to Close Tragic Decade
December 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2745
Secretary-General Says Peace Agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea Marks Victory for Voice of Reason, Power of Diplomacy
December 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2746
Secretary-General Condemns Attack on Kissidougou, Guinea
December 13, 2000
UNIS/SG/2747
Secretary-General, Welcoming Imminent Closure of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plants, Calls for International Assistance to Mitigate Disaster"s Long-term Impact
December 14, 2000
L/PMO/09
ASPECTS OF UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME DISCUSSED BY 19 GOVERNMENT REPRESENT- ATIVES; Palermo Signing Conference Begins Third Day
December 14, 2000
L/PMO/10
CHALLENGE OF BORDERLESS �CYBER-CRIME" TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME DISCUSSED AT SYMPOSIUM; Three-Day Symposium, Held in Conjunc-tion with Palermo Convention"s Signing Conference, Concludes
December 14, 2000
L/PMO/11
SPEAKERS ADDRESS ISSUES OF CORRUPTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CAPACITY-BUILDING AT PALERMO CRIME CONVENTION MEETING; Four-Day Signing Conference to Conclude Tomorrow
December 14, 2000
UNIS/CP/387
President of Italian Parliament’s Anti-Mafia Commission Urges "Culture of Legality", Citizen Involvement -- Palermo Signing Conference for Transnational Organized Crime Convention Hears 18 Speakers in Second Day of Discussions
December 14, 2000
UNIS/CP/388
Need for Common Response to Transnational Crimes Discussed at Symposium on Rule of Law in Global Village
December 14, 2000
UNIS/CP/389
Aspects of UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Discussed by 19 Government Representatives -- Palermo Signing Conference Begins Third Day
December 14, 2000
UNIS/CP/390
Challenge of Borderless "Cyber-Crime" to International Efforts to Combat Transnational Organized Crime Discussed at Symposium
December 14, 2000
UNIS/SC/1290
Security Council Extends Mandate of Peacekeeping Force
December 15, 2000
L/PMO/12
MORE THAN 120 NATIONS SIGN NEW UN CONVENTION ON TRANS-NATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME, AS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING CON-CLUDES IN PALERMO; Head of United Nations Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office Offers Organization"s Support to Help Countries Translate New
December 15, 2000
Note No 109
Press Conference by Secretary-General"s Personal Representative for UN Year of Dialogue among Civilizations (2001)
December 15, 2000
UNIS/CP/391
Speakers Address Issues of Corruption, Law Enforcement, Capacity-building at Palermo Crime Convention Meeting
December 15, 2000
UNIS/CP/392
More than 120 Nations Sign New UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, as High-level Meeting Concludes in Palermo -- Head of United Nations Drug Control and Crime Prevention Office Offers Organization"s Support to Help Countries Translate New
December 15, 2000
UNIS/SC/1291
Security Council, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1332 (2000), Extends Democratic Republic of Congo Mission until 15 June
December 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2748
Secretary-General, in Statement on UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Respect for Terms of Lusaka Agreement
December 15, 2000
UNIS/SG/2749
Secretary-General, at Opening of Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition, Commends Work of Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees
December 18, 2000
UNIS/BIO/596
DecemberNew Permanent Representative of Jordan Presents Credentials
December 18, 2000
UNIS/GA/1773
Fifth Committee Discusses Outline for United Nations Budget for 2002-2003
December 18, 2000
UNIS/HR/166
First International Migrants’ Day ? 18 December ? to Be Observed Worldwide; Aim Is to Focus on Their Protection, Contribution to Host Countries -- Human Rights Officials, Labour Experts to Speak at UN Event, Noting Global Effort against Exploitation,
December 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/2750
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Financing for Development at Headquarters UN Headquarters -- 15 December 2000
December 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/146
Secretary-General Appoints Henry Hans Holthuis of Netherlands Registrar of Former Yugoslavia Tribunal
December 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/147
Enrique Rom�n-Morey Appointed Deputy Secretary-General of Conference on Disarmament
December 18, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/148
Secretary-General Appointed Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico Chairman of High-level Panel on Financing for Development
December 19, 2000
UNIS/SC/1292
Security Council Fails to Adopt Draft Resolution on Observer Mission for Occupied Palestinian Territories -- No Votes Against, but Those in Favour Fall Short of Required Nine; Statements Deplore Violence, Applaud Resumed Dialogue between Parties
December 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2751
UN Posters Depict Timeless Values, Common Desire to Make World Better Place, Says Secretary-General, at Opening of Headquarters Exhibition
December 19, 2000
UNIS/SG/2752
Secretary-General Joins Appeal for Worldwide Moratorium on Executions, as He Accepts "Moratorium 2000 Campaign" Petition at Headquarters
December 20, 2000
UNIS/GA/1774
Assembly Adopts Texts on Assistance to Afghanistan, UN Humanitarian Disaster Relief, Central America, UN-OSCE Cooperation, UNIFIL
December 20, 2000
UNIS/SC/1293
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Briefs Security Council on Kosovo -- Describes Success of October Municipal Elections, Continued Efforts to Address Politically Motivated Violence
December 20, 2000
UNIS/SC/1294
Security Council Imposes Wide New Measures against Taliban Authorities in Afghanistan, Demands Action on Terrorism -- Resolution 1333 (2000) Calls for Closure of Training Camps, End to Provision of Sanctuary; Ban Imposed on Military Assistance
December 20, 2000
UNIS/SG/2753
Secretary-General Encouraged by Resumption of Talks between Israeli, Palestinian Representatives
December 21, 2000
UNIS/GA/1775
Taking Up Second Committee Reports, Assembly Adopts 34 Resolutions and 10 Decisions -- Text on Natural Resources in Occupied Palestinian and Arab Territory Adopted by Vote of 147-2-3
December 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2754
Secretary-General"s Message to Summit Meeting in Mali of Economic Community of West African States
December 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2755
Transcript of Press Conference by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Headquarters, 19 December 2000
December 21, 2000
UNIS/SG/2756
Secretary-General Pleased by Adoption of Resolution on UN System Staff College
December 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1776
General Assembly Adopts Three Resolutions Concerning Africa, Text Entitled "Towards Global Partnerships"
December 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1777
Fifth Committee Approves Seven Consensus Texts for Presentation to General Assembly
December 22, 2000
UNIS/GA/1778
Transcript of Press Conference by President of General Assembly at Headquarters, 21 December
December 22, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/149
- Biographical Note Secretary-General Appoints Michael Sheehan as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
December 22, 2000
UNIS/WOM/493
Optional Protocol to Women’s Convention Comes into Force
December 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2757
Secretary-General Calls for Pledge of New Attention for Fragile Ecosystems
December 27, 2000
UNIS/SG/2758
Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement on Scale of Assessments
December 29, 2000
UNIS/PI/221
UN Releases "World Economic Situation and Prospects 2001"; Report Shows Moderate Global Economic Expansion
December 29, 2000
UNIS/SG/A/150
Nanguyalai S. Tarzi Appointed Director Of UN Information Centre in Tehran

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