Secretary-General: Press Release

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SG/SM/7524

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEPLORING ASSAULT ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF MYANMAR DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, CALLS FOR ‘SUBSTANTIVE POLITICAL DIALOGUE’

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

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SG/SM/7523

OLYMPIC GAMES 'A TRUE CELEBRATION OF HUMANITY', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, which will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October:

On behalf of the United Nations, I am delighted to convey my warmest greetings to the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney.

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SG/SM/7522

PARLIAMENTARY VOICES MUST BE HEARD IF GLOBAL DEMOCRACY IS TO THRIVE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEETING OF HEADS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in New York on 30 August:

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SG/SM/7521
AFR/267

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT REACHED ON 28 AUGUST IN ARUSHA BY PARTIES TO BURUNDI PEACE PROCESS

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

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SG/SM/7520

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING MILLENNIUM SUMMIT OF RELIGIOUS, SPIRITUAL LEADERS, URGES PARTICIPANTS TO SET EXAMPLE OF INTERFAITH COOPERATION

Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, delivered this morning:

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SG/SM/7519

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR WELL-BEING OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI, OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS, IN MYANMAR STAND-OFF

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

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SG/SM/7517
PI/1273

GLOBAL NETWORKS ‘THE MOST PROMISING PARTNERSHIPS OF OUR GLOBALIZING AGE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL DPI/NGO CONFERENCE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening address to the fifty-third annual DPI/NGO Conference, delivered this morning:

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SG/SM/7518
AFR/266

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF PRESIDENT OF SOMALIA, CALLS EVENT MILESTONE IN SOMALI EFFORTS TO REJOIN COMMUNITY OF NATIONS

Following is the text of the message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the President of Somalia, delivered on the Secretary-General’s behalf by his Representative for Somalia, David Stephen in Djibouti on 27 August:

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SG/SM/7516
OBV/158

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2000

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of International Literacy Day, which is observed on 8 September:

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SG/SM/7515
OBV/157

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of Peace, which is observed on 5 September: