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SG/SM/6729
1 October 1998


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SG/SM/6729


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES ROLE OF OIC IN ENSURING THAT `HATREDS OF THE PAST' DO NOT DARKEN `HEARTS OF THE FUTURE', IN ADDRESS TO COORDINATION MEETING

19981001 International Community's Response to Today's Grave Challenges Must Be One of Unity, of Will and of Purpose, Kofi Annan States

SG/SM/6728
1 October 1998


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SG/SM/6728
SOC/4475


A 'SOCIETY FOR ALL AGES' HONOURS TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE OF ELDERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, OPENING INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

19981001 As Life Becomes More a Marathon than a Short Sprint, Longevity Allows Time for Reflecting on Life's Meaning

The following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan made at the ceremony today launching the International Year of Older Persons (1999):

SG/SM/6727
30 September 1998


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SG/SM/6727
SOC/4474


'SILENT REVOLUTION' OF WORLD AGEING HAS ECONOMIC, SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS

19980930 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, observed 1 October 1998: