15 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6562

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTURBED OVER OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AND DEATHS AMONG PALESTINIAN POPULATION

19980515 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

13 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6561
UNEP/27

IN MESSAGE ON OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF OCEANS

19980513 ADVANCE RELEASE

The theme for this year's World Environment Day, "For Life on Earth: Save Our Seas", is an appeal to each and every one of us to protect and focus our attention on one of our planet's most valuable resources: the oceans.

13 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6560

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTURBED OVER TWO MORE NUCLEAR TESTS BY INDIA

19980513

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

13 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6559

AT CANNES FESTIVAL, SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES ROLE OF CINEMA IN SERVICE OF FREEDOM

19980513

Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered today at the Cannes Festival:

13 May 1998

Press Release
SG/A/680
BIO/3157

ANN HERCUS APPOINTED CHIEF OF MISSION OF UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN CYPRUS

19980513 Biographical Note

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Ann Hercus of New Zealand to succeed Gustave Feissel as Deputy Special Representative and Chief of Mission of the United Nations operation in Cyprus, who will relinquish his post on 30 June.

11 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2133
AFR/61

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS DJIBOUTI, 2 - 3 MAY

19980511

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

Kofi Annan became the first Secretary-General to pay an official visit to Djibouti when he arrived there in the afternoon of Saturday, 2 May.

11 May 1998

Secretary-GeneralSG/T/2132 AFR/60

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS ETHIOPIA, 29 APRIL - 2 MAY

 

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

11 May 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2132
AFR/60

SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS ETHIOPIA, 29 APRIL - 2 MAY

19980511

(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

The Secretary-General departed New York on the morning of Tuesday, 28 April, to begin an official trip to Africa, where he was scheduled to visit eight countries: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Eritrea.

11 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6558
OBV/46

IF TOLERANCE, RESPECT AND EQUITY PERMEATE FAMILY LIFE, THEY WILL TRANSLATE INTO VALUES THAT SHAPE SOCIETIES AND NATIONS, SAYS SECRETARY GENERAL

19980511

Kofi Annan Stresses Role of Family in Turning Notion of Human Rights Into Reality, in Message on Occasion of International Day of Families,

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, 15 May:

11 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6557
REF/1161

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REGIONAL EFFORTS TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF FORCED DISPLACEMENT IN GREAT LAKES REGION

19980511

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a regional meeting on refugee issues in the Great Lakes Region, in Kampala, on 9 May: