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SG/SM/10490-AFR/1390-PKO/137
31 May 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10490
AFR/1390
PKO/137
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General deeply saddened at death of Nepalese peacekeeper, wounding


of others serving with un mission in Democratic Republic of Congo


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

SG/SM/10489-PKO/136
31 May 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10489
PKO/136
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

AT CEREMONY FOR FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ‘UN HEROES’


HAVE GIVEN LIVES SO OTHERS CAN LIVE FREE FROM WANT AND FEAR


Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the ceremony marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, in New York, 31 May: