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AFR/894-GA/10234-GA/SM/341
07/04/2004
Press Release
AFR/894
GA/10234
GA/SM/341


Tragedy in Rwanda underscored value of finding alternativeS to violence,

General Assembly President says at meeting on 1994 genocide

Following is the statement by General Assembly President Julian R. Hunte (Saint Lucia) at the Assembly’s meeting commemorating the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda today:

SG/SM/9243-AFR/890
07/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9243
AFR/890


‘we must remember the victims’, says secretary-general in message to headquarters


observance of 10TH anniversary of genocide in rwanda


Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the ceremony and “minute of silence” at United Nations Headquarters marking the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, delivered today by Catherine Bertini, Under-Secretary-General for Management:

SG/SM/9245-AFR/893-HR/CN/1077
07/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9245
AFR/893
HR/CN/1077


‘risk of genocide remains frightEningly real’, secretary-general tells human


rights commission as he launches action plan to prevent genocide


Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva today:


It is good that we have observed those minutes of silence together.

AFR/892-L/3063
07/04/2004
Press Release
AFR/892
L/3063


ICC Pays Tribute to Rwandan Victims


(Reissued as received.)


THE HAGUE, 7 April (ICC) -- Upon the occasion of the tenth Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda, the International Criminal Court held this morning a commemorative event in memory of the victims.


On behalf of the International Criminal Court the following statement was delivered by President Philippe Kirsch:

SC/8054-AFR/887
06/04/2004
Press Release
SC/8054
AFR/887


Press Statement on Guinea-Bissau by Security Council President


Following is today’s statement to the press on Guinea-Bissau by Security Council President Gunter Pleuger (Germany):


Members of the Security Council heard a briefing from Mr. David Stephen, Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) during informal consultations on 6 April 2004.