Secretary-General: No name

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6832
HR/4400

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MUSIC OF PAVAROTTI AND MARSALIS SHOULD INSPIRE ALL TO DO MORE FOR THOSE WHOSE HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE YET TO BE FULFILLED

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of remarks made this evening by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of a recital by Luciano Pavarotti and Wynton Marsalis marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6831
HR/4399

THROUGH WEBSITE LAUNCH, UNIVERSAL DECLARATION HAS BEEN GIVEN MEANS TO TRAVEL ANY DISTANCE AT LIGHT SPEED, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of remarks made this evening by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the launch of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Website:

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6830
HR/4397

WONDERFUL THING ABOUT CHILDREN IS THEIR VIEW OF RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO LIVE IN FREEDOM, PEACE 'AS SOMETHING OBVIOUS', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 'I Want You To Keep Believing That', Kofi Annan Stresses During Presentation of Children's Universal Declaration of Human Rights Passport

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6829
PI/1104

POISON OF IGNORANCE LIES AT HEART OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES AT OPENING OF DPI EXHIBIT

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Kofi Annan Stresses Importance of Human Rights Education

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6828
HR/4394

IN MESSAGE TO 'HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS' AT PARIS CEREMONY, SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Video Address to Palais de Chaillot, Site of 1948 Signing, Pays Tribute to 'Living Document' Foreseen by Eleanor Roosevelt and René Cassin

10 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6827
HR/4393

WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PEACE OR PROSPERITY CAN ENDURE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATION

19981210 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Anniversary of Universal Declaration Said To Mark Half Century Of Human Hope at End of Century of Human Loss, but Long Journey Ahead

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2163

SECRETARY-GENERAL RETURNING TO NEW YORK AFTER DAY OF EVENTS IN PARIS, FOLLOWING VISITS TO NORTH AFRICA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

19981209 Address to French National Assembly; Human Rights Meeting at UNESCO; Press Conference with Prime Minister; Speech at Amnesty Petition Ceremony

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2162

AFTER UNSCHEDULED VISIT TO LIBYA, SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES MEETING OF GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

19981209 In-Flight Call to United States Secretary of State Albright Reports Progress in Talks on Suspects in Lockerbie Bombing Case

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2161

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLDS MEETING WITH MUAMMAR AL-QADHAFI ON QUESTION OF POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF LOCKERBIE BOMBING SUSPECTS

19981209 Day-Long Talks with Libyan Officials (Not Previously Scheduled) Following Flight from Tunisia, Described as 'Step Forward'; Further Review Expected

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2160

PEACE PROCESS IN WESTERN SAHARA AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL WITH LEADERS OF TUNISIA

19981209

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Tunis from Algiers on the evening of Wednesday, 2 December, and was greeted upon his arrival by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Said Ben Mustapha.