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SG/SM/7447
10 June 2000


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SG/SM/7447


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES INDIGNATION, SHOCK AT CONTINUED FIGHTING IN KISANGANI

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The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued by his Spokesman on Saturday, 10 June:

I wish to express my deep indignation and shock that fighting in Kisangani is continuing, with the loss of an estimated 100 civilian lives, including schoolchildren, and more than 1,000 casualties.

GA/SM/173
10 June 2000


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GA/SM/173


GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES SHOCK, SADNESS AT DEATH OF PRESIDENT HAFEZ AL-ASSAD OF SYRIA

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Following is the 10 June statement of the President of the General Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia), on the death of President Hafez Al-Assad of Syria:

It was with shock and deep sadness that I learnt today of the passing of President Hafez Al-Assad of the Syrian Arab Republic, at the age of 69.

SG/SM/7445
9 June 2000


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SG/SM/7445


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON STANFORD CLASS OF 2000 TO CHOOSE LIFE OF ACTIVISM AND ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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Kofi Annan Says 'The World Needs You To Take the Lead in Safeguarding the Global Environment’

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s commencement address at Stanford University, which will be delivered on 11 June in Stanford, California: