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SG/SM/10357-HR/4885
23/02/2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10357
HR/4885
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ADOPTION OF TEXT CREATING NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL,


SAYS DECISION TOO IMPORTANT TO ALLOW FURTHER DELAY


Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the establishment of the Human Rights Council, issued today in New York:

SG/SM/10356-IK/539
22/02/2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10356
IK/539
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General shocked by bombing of samarra SHRINE, Appeals for restraint


in face of act aimed at provoking sectarian strife

 


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