Secretary-General: Press Release

6 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6733
PKO/75

'WE ARE ALL HUMBLED' BEFORE THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, PRESENTING FIRST DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD MEDALS

19981006 Following is the text of remarks delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the presentation of the first Dag Hammarskjöld Medals at a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping in New York on 6 October:

6 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6732
PKO/74

FIFTY YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING HAS HELPED PAVE ROAD TO PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE MEETING OF ASSEMBLY

19981006 While Not Answering Every Conflict during Half-Century History, United Nations Peacekeepers Have Saved Tens of Thousands of Lives

5 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6731

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES RECIPIENT OF NANSEN MEDAL, AWARDED TODAY IN GENEVA, AS EXAMPLE OF COURAGE, BELIEF AND TENACITY

19981005 Mustafa Dzhemilev Receives 1998 Award for Contribution To Resolution of Statelessness, Citizenship Issues of Crimean Tatar People

5 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6730

UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE ABUSE OF ACCESS TO DUTY-FREE LIQUOR AND CIGARETTES BY UNFICYP MEMBERS

19981005

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

1 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6729

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES ROLE OF OIC IN ENSURING THAT `HATREDS OF THE PAST' DO NOT DARKEN `HEARTS OF THE FUTURE', IN ADDRESS TO COORDINATION MEETING

19981001 International Community's Response to Today's Grave Challenges Must Be One of Unity, of Will and of Purpose, Kofi Annan States

1 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6728
SOC/4475

A 'SOCIETY FOR ALL AGES' HONOURS TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE OF ELDERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS, OPENING INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

19981001 As Life Becomes More a Marathon than a Short Sprint, Longevity Allows Time for Reflecting on Life's Meaning

The following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan made at the ceremony today launching the International Year of Older Persons (1999):

30 September 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6727
SOC/4474

'SILENT REVOLUTION' OF WORLD AGEING HAS ECONOMIC, SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS

19980930 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, observed 1 October 1998:

30 September 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6725

SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY REPORTS OF ATROCITIES IN KOSOVO FOLLOWING DENIALS BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

19980930 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

30 September 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6724
AFG/87

UNITED NATIONS BEGINS PREPARATIONS TO SEND HUMANITARIAN ASSESSMENT MISSION TO BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN

19980930 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

29 September 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6723

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE

19980929 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: