18 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6564

GREATEST THREAT TO GLOBAL UNITY IS 'THAT WE FAIL TO SEE BEYOND OURSELVES', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Kofi Annan Stresses Most of Today's Major Problems Cannot be Addressed by Any Single Nation Acting Alone

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Cleveland Council on Foreign Relations, in Cleveland, Ohio, today:

18 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6563

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS REWARD OF WORKING IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY IS KNOWING ONE PERSON 'CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE'

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Commencement Address at Macalester College, Kofi Annan Tells Members of Class of '98 to 'Go out and Make Your Difference in This World'

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's commencement address at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 17 May:

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.