SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF LAST NIGHT'S AIR DISASTER
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SG/SM/6689
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF LAST NIGHT'S AIR DISASTER
19980903 United Nations Staff Members Among More Than 200 KilledThe following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the deaths of more than 200 victims of the air disaster last night near Halifax, Nova Scotia, including a number of members of the United Nations family.
These include United Nations staff who worked for the welfare of children, the care of refugees, a cure for HIV/AIDS, and the protection of the world's intellectual property. Their loss is felt not only personally, but professionally as well.
The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt sympathy to the families of all the victims, and in particular to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the service of the ideals of the United Nations.
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