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SG/SM/7856-AIDS/23
25/06/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7856
AIDS/23


LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, SOLIDARITY NEEDED IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, SAYS SECRETARY-


GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON HIV/AIDS


Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today in New York to the General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS:

SG/SM/7853-OBV/222-SOC/NAR/829
21/06/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7853
OBV/222
SOC/NAR/829


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR MORE EMPHASIS ON REDUCING DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS


IN MESSAGE FOR DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE


   Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June:

SG/SM/7852
21/06/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7852


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MYANMAR


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


The Secretary-General welcomes the release Thursday of five more members of Parliament of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar, which he hopes will provide a new impetus to the ongoing talks between the Government and

SG/T/2286

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York on Monday morning, 11 June, to begin a Middle Eastern trip aimed at pressing the Palestinians and the Israelis to implement the recommendations of the Mitchell Commission, which would eventually mean a return to the negotiating table.