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Press Release
SG/T/2167
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO LUXEMBOURG, 28-29 JANUARY
19990202The Secretary-General arrived in Luxembourg in the evening of Thursday, 28 January. He was welcomed by Jacques F. Poos, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg.
Press Release
SG/T/2166
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO BELGIUM, 26-28 JANUARY
19990201The Secretary-General travelled from Geneva to Brussels in the evening of Tuesday, 26 January. He was welcomed to Belgium by the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erik Derycke.
At 9:30 a.m. on the following day, he met with the families of the Belgian peacekeepers killed in Rwanda in 1994. He then had an audience with King Albert II at the Palais Royal.
Press Release
SG/T/2165
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO SWITZERLAND, 23-26 JANUARY
19990201The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva from Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday afternoon, 23 January.
On Sunday, following the decision taken at the Arusha Regional Summit by Burundi's neighbouring countries to suspend economic sanctions imposed on that country, the Secretary-General issued a statement welcoming this move (see Press Release SG/SM/6871).
Press Release
SG/SM/6882
UNEP/37
SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES REFORM IN MESSAGE TO UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL
19990201Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the twentieth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), delivered on his behalf by its Executive Director, Klaus Töpfer, in Nairobi today:
Press Release
SG/SM/6881/Rev.1*
SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES GLOBAL COMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT, IN ADDRESS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS
19990201 Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 31 January:I am delighted to join you again at the World Economic Forum. This is my third visit in just over two years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Press Release
SG/SM/6881
SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES GLOBAL COMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT, IN ADDRESS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS
19990201 Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 31 January:I am delighted to join you again at the World Economic Forum. This is my third visit in just over two years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Press Release
SG/SM/6880
IN ACCEPTING NONVIOLENCE AWARD, SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES NOT TO FORGET SACRIFICES OF MAHATMA GANDHI AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
19990129 Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the first Gandhi/King Award for Nonviolence, which was delivered today in New York on his behalf by Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations Gillian Sorensen:
Press Release
SG/SM/6879
AFR/129
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO VISIT ERITREA, ETHIOPIA 1-6 FEBRUARY
19990129 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
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SG/SM/6878
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR UNCONDITIONAL RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OF KOSOVO CITIZENS, IN STATEMENT TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
19990128 Kofi Annan Stresses Peaceful Negotiation Only Way to Resolve Kosovo ConflictFollowing is the text of a statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels: