| Press Release SG/SM/9446 AFR/1010 |
Secretary-General ‘SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED’ BY MASSACRE
OF CIVILIAN REFUGEES IN BURUNDI
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9445 IK/452 |
Secretary-General deeply saddened by iraq violence,
says un ready to help resolve current crisIs
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/A/884 BIO/3590 WOM/1466 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER
ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rachel N. Mayanja as his Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. The appointment is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level.
| Press Release SG/A/883 BIO/3589 IHA/935 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM OF SWEDEN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Margareta Wahlström (Sweden) as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.
| Press Release SG/SM/9444 |
WITH APPROACH OF 15 AUGUST REFERENDUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS
ON VENEZUELANS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES THROUGH DIALOGUE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9443 IK/451 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTREMELY CONCERNED BY WIDESPREAD FIGHTING
IN IRAQ, OFFERS UN HELP IN CURRENT CRISIS
The following statement was issued Saturday, 7 August, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9442 AFR/1007 |
Secretary-General welcomes agreement on action plan for darfur
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement between his Special Representative for Sudan, Jan Pronk, and the Government of Sudan on an Action Plan for Darfur.
| Press Release SG/SM/9441 |
GOAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE WORLD STILL ‘A LONG WAY OFF’,
SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima today, delivered by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:
| Press Release SG/SM/9440 |
Secretary-General’s message for ‘celebrate humanity’
campaign by international Olympic committee
Following is the text of a video message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the “Celebrate Humanity” Campaign by the International Olympic Committee:
The greatest moment of a swimming race is not when one swimmer begins to pull ahead of the pack, or when one touches the wall in victory.
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Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ROBERT C. ORR AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL
FOR POLICY COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
