Secretary-General: Press Release

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7061
HR/4427

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ARE 'EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHILD RIGHTS CONVENTION

19990706 Kofi Annan Tells Children Attending Economic and Social Council Commemorative Meeting: 'Don't Wait Till You Are Grown up, Learn Your Rights Now'

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7060

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DECADE FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION: DESPITE DEDICATED EFFORTS, NUMBER AND COST OF NATURAL DISASTERS CONTINUE TO RISE

19990706 Following are remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the closing of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, delivered at the International Conference Centre of Geneva on 5 July:

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7059
POP/735

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED TO USE NATURAL RESOURCES MORE WISELY AND TO STABILIZE WORLD POPULATION

19990706 Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the occasion of World Population day, which will be observed on 11 July:

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7058
ECOSOC/5828

KOFI ANNAN OUTLINES PRIORITIES TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL TO ERADICATE POVERTY

19990706 Following is the opening address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Economic and Social Council delivered at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 5 July:

6 July 1999

Press Release
SG/2055
TAD/1882

1 July 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7055

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND DEPUTY-SECRETARY-GENERAL LOUISE FRECHETTE AT HEADQUARTERS, 30 JUNE

19990701

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good afternoon, and let me thank you for coming. I must say, we did not do too badly. It is fairly close to 12 o'clock, as we had promised.

30 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7056
GA/9572

'LET US ALL REAFFIRM THE PLEDGES WE MADE IN CAIRO', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SPECIAL SESSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

19990630 In Address to Assembly Kofi Annan Highlights Importance of Helping World's People Control their Numbers through Greater Prosperity, Wider Choice

29 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7054
AFR/150

GOOD GOVERNANCE ESSENTIAL FOR AFRICA TO REJECT CONFLICT, REALIZE POTENTIAL SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO THIRD AFRICA GOVERNANCE FORUM

19990629 Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the third annual Africa Governance Forum, being held in Bamako, Mali, from 28 to 30 June:

29 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7053

IN MESSAGE TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES ROLE OF SCIENCE AS CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT

19990629 Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Science Conference, which is being held in Budapest from 26 June to 1 July:

29 June 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/7052

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES IN STRONGEST TERMS ATTACK ON UNAMET MALIANA REGIONAL OFFICE

19990629 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: