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SG/SM/6979

SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO TRUTH OF JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE, SO FREEDOM MAY FLOURISH IN EVERY COUNTRY

3 May 1999


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SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO TRUTH OF JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE, SO FREEDOM MAY FLOURISH IN EVERY COUNTRY

19990503 In Video-Message on Occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Kofi Annan Stresses 'Press Freedom is a Cornerstone of Human Rights'

Following is the text of the video-message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the observance of World Press Freedom Day, in New York today:

SG/T/2176

ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MOSCOW, 28 - 29 APRIL

30 April 1999


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ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MOSCOW, 28 - 29 APRIL

19990430 The Secretary-General arrived in Moscow from Berlin in the evening of Wednesday, 28 April.

Before beginning his official meetings on Thursday, the Secretary- General conferred with his Special Envoy for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Yuliy Vorontsov.

SG/SM/6977

'OUR DIFFERENCES CAN AND MUST BE OUTWEIGHED BY OUR COMMON HUMANITY', STRESSES SECRETARY-GENERAL IN COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

30 April 1999


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'OUR DIFFERENCES CAN AND MUST BE OUTWEIGHED BY OUR COMMON HUMANITY', STRESSES SECRETARY-GENERAL IN COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

19990430 Kofi Annan Says International Norm against Repression of Minorities That Will Take Precedence over Concerns of State Sovereignty Is Emerging

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's commencement address to the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbour on 1 May:

SG/SM/6976

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP D'+TAT IN COMOROS

30 April 1999


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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP D'ÉTAT IN COMOROS

19990430 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General condemns the coup d'état in the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros which overthrew the constitutional Government.

SG/SM/6973

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS PARTNERSHIP OF NGOS, PRIVATE SECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP FOR FUTURE

29 April 1999


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SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS PARTNERSHIP OF NGOS, PRIVATE SECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP FOR FUTURE

19990429 Following is the text of remarks made today in Berlin by Secretary- General Kofi Annan at the non-governmental organization (NGO) 'Forum on Global Issues':