Secretary-General: Press Release

27 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6808*
PAL/1863*

`SEIZE THIS DAY' TO RENEW COMMITMENT TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY DAY

19981127 Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which is observed annually on 29 November:

27 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6807
AFR/116

CONFLICT IN AFRICA NEITHER INEVITABLE, NOR INTRACTABLE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PARIS SUMMIT

19981127 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Africa-France Summit in Paris on 27 November:

C'est pour moi un plaisir et un honneur de m'adresser à cette assemblée des dirigeants des pays d'Afrique.

25 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6806
AFR/115

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PEACEFUL FIRST ROUND OF ELECTIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

19981125 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

25 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6805

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES INVESTIGATION OF REPORTED VIOLENCE IN EAST TIMOR, EAGER TO CONTINUE TALKS BETWEEN INDONESIA, PORTUGAL

19981125 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

24 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6804
REF/1163

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY SUPPORTS APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF VINCENT COCHETEL

19981124 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

24 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6798
OBV/73

IN WORLD AIDS DAY MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS EMERGENCY PERSISTS IN MANY REGIONS, DESPITE MEDICAL ADVANCES

19981124 High Cost of Treatment Noted, with 95 Per Cent of Infections In Poorer Countries; Tribute Paid to UN Pioneers Who Died in Plane Crash

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance of World AIDS Day on 1 December:

23 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6803
SOC/4480

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GREATER ATTENTION TO PROMOTING 'DISABILITY PERSPECTIVE' IN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES

19981123

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons, observed on 3 December:

20 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6803

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DISTURBED BY REPORTS FROM EAST TIMOR, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT BY ARMED FORCES, ARMED RESISTANCE

19981120 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

20 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6802

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DISTURBED BY REPORTS FROM EAST TIMOR, CALLS FOR RESTRAINT BY ARMED FORCES, ARMED RESISTANCE

19981120 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

19 November 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6801
PI/1096

TELEVISION'S POWER MUST BE HARNESSED TO BEST OF HUMAN ENDEAVOUR, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO THIRD WORLD TELEVISION FORUM

19981119 Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening of the third World Television Forum at Headquarters on 19 November: