Press Releases: 1998
18-Dec Assembly president sees spirit of compromise prevailing over tyranny of budgetary constraints in fifty-third session
09-Nov Secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict condemns attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers
22-Oct Children under 18 years should not be recruited into armed forces nor participate in conflict, third committee told 19981022
20-Oct Translating international instruments into practice key in addressing plight of children in armed conflict, third committee told
29-Jun Security council considers involvement of children in armed conflict; action to ease suffering is urged
29-Jun Security council condemns involvement of children in armed conflict, urges strict compliance with international conventions
22-Jun Three children released; sudanese government pledges to assist in efforts to obtain release of remaining children abducted from northern uganda
17-Jun Crisis in sierra leone highlights urgent need for international criminal court, heads of un offices say in joint statement
16-Jun Secretary-general's special representative calls for maximum protection for children in statute of international criminal court
16-Jun Special representative of secretary-general condemns burning to death of three children in northern ireland
12-Jun Secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict condemns killing of students in uganda
02-Jun Secretary-general's special representative says sierra leone should be pilot project for concerted response to needs of children affected by war
08-May In commitments to secretary-general's special representative, liberation tigers of tamil eelam pledges not to use children under 18 in combat
22-Apr Secretary-general's representative for children in armed conflicts says translating commitments into action most pressing challenge