Secretary-General: Press Release

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SG/SM/7466

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND OTHER OFFICIALS TO LAUNCH JOINT REPORT 'A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL'

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SG/SM/7468
CA/22

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY PLEASED WITH SIGNING OF GUATEMALA PACT

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

Press Release
SG/SM/7466

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND OTHER OFFICIALS TO LAUNCH JOINT REPORT ‘A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL’

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SG/SM/7465

ECONOMIC GROWTH ABOUT PEOPLE -- THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION, SECURITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO FORUM GENEVA 2000

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening ceremony of the Forum Geneva 2000 in Geneva on 25 June:

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SG/SM/7464

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE NOT SEPARATE CONCEPTS

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly special session “World Summit for Social Development and Beyond: Achieving Social Development for All in a Globalizing World” in Geneva on 26 June:

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SG/SM/7463

PEACE BUILT FROM BOTTOM UP 'BEGINS WITH EVERY ONE OF US', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO 'MONDIAL DES ENFANTS' FESTIVAL

Following is the text of remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Festival Mondial des Enfants in Basel, Switzerland, on 24 June:

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SG/A/736
PKO/91

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEAN-MARIE GUÉHENNO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Jean-Marie Guéhenno of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, effective 1 October.

The Secretary-General flew from the Middle East to Europe on Friday, 24 June, arriving in Basel, Switzerland, in the evening.

The Secretary-General and his party arrived in Damascus in the afternoon of Thursday, 22 June.

On his way to Damascus from Jerusalem, the Secretary-General travelled to Ramalah to meet with Yassir Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the Palestinian Authority.