UN LOOKS FORWARD TO RECEIVING NEW CAMBODIAN LAW ON KHMER ROUGE TRIALS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SPOKESMAN STATES

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has noted that His Majesty, King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, signed the draft law on a special court to try Khmer Rouge leaders today, bringing the legislation into effect.

Biographical Note                                           SG/A/772/Rev.1*

ALARMED AT ESCALATING MID-EAST VIOLENCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

ON ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT

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

SALUTING INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES FIGHT

AGAINST AIDS, UNEMPLOYMENT

This is the text of the message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Youth Day, 12 August:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR GENERAL LALIT MOHAN TEWARI

FORCE COMMANDER OF UNIFIL

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major General Lalit Mohan Tewari as Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to succeed Major General Seth Kofi Obeng, who relinquished the command on 15 May.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

OF WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, 9 AUGUST

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED VOW NEVER TO REPEAT

HIROSHIMA/ NAGASAKI TRAGEDIES

Following is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, delivered today by Kenzo Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR END TO ‘CYCLE OF VIOLENCE’ IN MID-EAST

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT ON INVESTIGATION OF MIDDLE EAST VIDEO

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: 

The Secretary-General has read the report of Mr. Connor’s investigation team with great care.  He accepts its findings and has authorized the release of the report to the press.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS DYSANE ABDALLAH DORANI DIRECTOR

OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN CAIRO

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Mr. Dysane Dorani, a national of Djibouti, as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Dorani assumed his duties on 1 August.