Secretary-General: Press Release

Press Release
SG/SM/7607

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY MASS GRAVE IN COTE D’IVOIRE

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is shocked by the discovery of the mass grave of more than 50 victims of post-election violence in the Côte d’Ivoire.

Press Release
SG/SM/7606

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES SPIRIT OF ‘PEACE AND TOLERANCE’ FOR 28 OCTOBER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO

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

Press Release
SG/SM/7605

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTRESSED BY KILLINGS IN SRI LANKA; CONDEMNS TERRORIST ACTS IN STRONGEST TERMS

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

Press Release
SG/SM/7604

WORK OF WORLD BANK LEADER TO EASE GLOBAL POVERTY IS LAUDED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NEW YORK AWARD CEREMONY

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a New York ceremony this evening to mark the presentation of the United Nations Association-USA award for global leadership to James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank:

Press Release
SG/SM/7603

SECRETARY-GENERAL, EXPRESSING CONCERN AT EVENTS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE, URGES PARTIES TO TAKE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE TO POLITICAL REFORM

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has been following, with great concern, the latest developments in Côte d’Ivoire.

Press Release
SG/SM/7568

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED BY OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM, REGRETS LOSS OF LIFE, URGES MAXIMUM RESTRAINT ON BOTH SIDES

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

Press Release
SG/SM/7567

TALKS ON WESTERN SAHARA HELD IN BERLIN 28 SEPTEMBER

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

Press Release
SG/SM/7566

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING COUNCIL BRIEFING ON BURUNDI BY NELSON MANDELA, PRAISES PEACE EFFORTS OF FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered to the Security Council this morning on the occasion of President Nelson Mandela’s briefing of the Council on peace efforts in Burundi:

Press Release
SG/SM/7565

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS HARVARD JURISTS TO WORK FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Following is the text of an address made in New York yesterday by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Harvard Law School Advisory Board Dinner:

Press Release
SG/SM/7564/Rev.1*

FUTURE OF HUMAN FAMILY CAN BE BUILT ON FOUNDATIONS OF SOLIDARITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks on Wednesday, 27 September, in New York to open an exhibition of the work of Sebastião Salgado: