| Press Release SG/SM/8706 AFR/618 |
LASTING PEACE AND SECURITY IN CENTRAL AFRICA STILL SLOW
IN ARRIVING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS
(Delayed for translation of text, originally delivered in French.)
| Press Release SG/SM/8711 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL DISAPPOINTED AT FAILURE BY INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT,
FREE ACEH MOVEMENT TO IMPLEMENT CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AGREEMENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8710 AFR/620 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘PROFOUNDLY SADDENED’ AT DEATHS OF MILITARY OBSERVERS;
CALLS ON ALL CONGOLESE PARTIES TO RENOUNCE VIOLENCE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8709 PAL/1947 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS SUICIDE ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS,
URGES PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS
The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 18 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/8708 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS BOMB ATTACKS IN CASABLANCA
The following statement was issued on 17 May by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General utterly condemns yesterday's bomb attacks in Casablanca in which it appears that at least 40 people were killed and more than 60 were injured. He sends his heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Morocco and to the families of all the dead and injured.
| Press Release SG/SM/8707 OBV/348 |
‘WATER-RELATED DISEASES RESPONSIBLE FOR 80 PER CENT OF ALL ILLNESSES, DEATHS
IN DEVELOPING WORLD’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE
Following is the message by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan for World Environment Day, 5 June 2003:
The theme of World Environment Day 2003 -– “Water: Two Billion People Are Dying for It!” -– highlights the centrality of water to human survival and sustainable development.
| Press Release SG/SM/8705 OBV/345 |
ON DAY OF VESAK, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON WORLD TO HEED
BUDDHA’S MESSAGE OF MINDFULNESS FOR HUMANKIND
Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the Day of Vesak, which is being observed on 15 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/8703 |
MYANMAR SPECIAL ENVOY TO VISIT YANGON 6-10 JUNE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 6 to 10 June 2003. It will be his tenth mission as Special Envoy.
| Press Release SG/SM/8702 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH OF PRINCE SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN,
FORMER REFUGEE HIGH COMMISSIONER, ‘LIFELONG FRIEND’ OF UN
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
