Secretary-General: Press Release

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SG/SM/7434

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROFOUNDLY SHOCKED BY REPORTED SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

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

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SG/SM/7433

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN SOLOMON ISLANDS

Following is a statement issued today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the developments in Solomon Islands:

The Secretary-General is closely following developments in Solomon Islands, where Governor General Father John Lapli and Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu have been taken hostage.

The Secretary-General travelled to Atlanta, Georgia, on the afternoon of Wednesday, 31 May.

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SG/SM/7432
WOM/1207

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GATHERING OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WOMEN'S BEIJING ACTION PLAN CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT THEM

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the 5 June gathering of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the occasion of the General Assembly special session "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century":

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SG/SM/7430
WOM/1203

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO ‘WOMEN 2000’ SPECIAL SESSION, SAYS FUTURE OF PLANET DEPENDS UPON WOMEN

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the General Assembly special session “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century” on 5 June:

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SG/SM/7429
DEV/2248

SECRETARY-GENERAL POSTPONES UNDP ADMINISTRATOR’S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE FOLLOWING NOTICE THAT GOVERNMENT WILL COMPULSORILY ACQUIRE FARMS

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

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SG/SM/7428
WOM/1199

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GLOBALIZATION MUST WORK IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, NOT AGAINST THEM

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the opening of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) exhibition, “Progress of the World’s Women”, on 5 June:

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SG/A/732
BIO/3294

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARIE HEUZÉ DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE IN GENEVA

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Marie Heuzé as the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva. She will take up her duties on 5 June.

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SG/SM/7427

SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES GROUP'S DECISION TO ADMIT ISRAEL AS TEMPORARY MEMBER

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

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SG/SM/7426

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT SCREENING OF JANE FONDA FILM, EVOKES GOALS OF BEIJING PLUS FIVE

Following is the text of remarks addressed yesterday, 30 May, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a reception given by the United Nations Foundation and the International Women's Health Coalition, to mark "Beijing Plus Five" and present a film by Jane Fonda: