WOM/BEI/33
                              13 September 1995


   SPOKESWOMAN'S STATEMENT CONCERNING UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
          AT FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN


   The following statement was made today by the Spokeswoman for the Fourth
World Conference on Women:


   According to a statement issued yesterday at United Nations Headquarters in
New York by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, it has
been agreed to reschedule the official visit of Mr. Boutros-Ghali to China to
March 1996.

   The Secretary-General had planned to open the Fourth World Conference on
Women but was unable to do so.  He has been following the Conference closely on a
daily basis.  The Secretary-General is encouraged by the progress that has been
achieved in the negotiations on the Declaration of Beijing and the Platform for
Action, and is pleased with the announcement of a wide range of specific
commitments by Member States at the Conference.

   The Secretary-General will be sending a special message on the occasion of
the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action, and the
closing of the Conference, which will demonstrate the firm commitment of the
United Nations to realizing the call for action contained in the Declaration and
Platform. The Secretary-General has already begun to take action for the follow-
up of the Conference.






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