Secretary-General: Press Release

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SG/SM/7387
OBV/142

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES, STRESSES CRUCIAL ROLE OF FAMILIES IN SOCIETY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Families, which is observed 15 May:

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SG/SM/7386

SECRETARY-GENERAL JOINS IN CELEBRATING VISION OF ROBERT SCHUMAN WHO LAID FOUNDATION FOR IDEA OF EUROPEAN UNION

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a ceremony commemorating Schuman Day, in New York on 9 May:

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SG/SM/7385

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY ESCALATION OF FIGHTING IN SRI LANKA, APPEALS TO ALL PARTIES TO AVOID PLACING CIVILIAN LIVES AT RISK

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

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SG/SM/7384
PAL/1879

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS PALESTINE REFUGEES 'SPECIAL CAUSE' FOR UN, AT PALESTINE RELIEF AGENCY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTO EXHIBIT

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of a photo exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), at Headquarters on 8 May:

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SG/SM/7383

HEAD OF UN AFGHANISTAN MISSION HOLDS CONSULTATIONS IN INDIA

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

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SG/SM/7382

SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HUMAN SECURITY IN MONGOLIA

Two-Day Session in Ulaanbaatar, 8-10 May

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered today in salute to Mongolia’s hosting of an international workshop on human security:

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SG/SM/7381
AFR/224

IN APPEAL TO REGIONAL LEADERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RETURN TO NORMALCY, RESUMPTION OF PEACE PROCESS IN SIERRA LEONE

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

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SG/SM/7380

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES MOUNTING VIOLENCE, CASUALTIES IN LEBANON REGION

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

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SG/SM/7379

STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE DEATH OF CARDINAL JOHN O’CONNOR

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

The Secretary-General arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in the evening of Monday, 1 May.