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SG/SM/7105
19 August 1999


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SG/SM/7105
AFR/168


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON GOVERNMENT AND REBEL FORCES IN BURUNDI TO END ATTACKS ON CIVILIAN POPULATION, ABIDE BY INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

19990819

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

The Secretary-General was briefed on the various incidents of violence committed recently by both rebel forces and Government troops in Burundi.

SG/SM/7103
17 August 1999


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SG/SM/7103
AFG/103


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES 'DEEP DISTRESS' AT REPORTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN, URGES PROTECTION FOR RELIEF WORKERS

19990817

'Forceful Displacement' of Civilians in Taliban Offensive Condemned; Parties in Conflict Are Asked to Respect Convention on Rights of Child

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

SG/SM/7101
16 August 1999


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SG/SM/7101


IN MESSAGE TO OPENING OF WORLD YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE'S VOICES WILL BE HEARD AT UNITED NATIONS

19990816

Following is the text of a message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to celebrate the first International Youth Day, which was delivered on 13 August on his behalf by Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs Alvaro de Soto at Alice Tully Hall in New York:

SG/SM/7099*
16 August 1999


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SG/SM/7099*


KOFI ANNAN HAS GREAT HOPES THAT UNITED NATIONS AND OSCE CAN SUCCESSFULLY MEET CHALLENGE OF KOSOVO TOGETHER

19990816

Secretary-General Stresses Strength of Bond between Two Organizations

Following is the text of an address delivered in Vienna on 20 July by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe:

SG/T/2199
13 August 1999


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SG/T/2199


ACTIVITIES OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SWITZERLAND, 11-13 AUGUST

19990813

The Secretary-General left New York on Wednesday, 11 August, for Geneva, to participate at a ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. He spoke at the event, which was sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross, on Thursday morning.