Secretary-General: Press Release

18 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6845
IK/268

106 UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN STAFF IN BAGHDAD TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO AMMAN, JORDAN

19981218 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

17 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6844
HQ/593

SECRETARY-GENERAL ACCEPTS PLAQUE FROM CIVIL SERVANTS ASSOCIATION MARKING ANNIVERSARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECLARATION

19981217 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the unveiling of a plaque donated by the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS) to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at Headquarters on 17 December:

17 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6843

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY FURTHER SETBACKS TO ANGOLAN PEACE PROCESS

19981217 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

16 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6842
IK/266

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ADVISORY ON UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN IRAQ

19981216

This is the text of a statement this evening by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, following the reports of the military action against Iraq:

16 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6841
IK/265

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY REGRETS THAT UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO SEEK PEACE IN IRAQ HAVE PROVED INSUFFICIENT

19981216 Stresses Acute Need for Humanitarian Relief and Healing Diplomacy In Iraq and Wider Region Will Continue, Says UN Will Be Ready to Play its Part

The following is a statement to the press by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on United Kingdom-United States military action against Iraq, in New York today:

16 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6840
OBV/83

SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS, FORESTS, MARINE AND COASTAL HABITATS AS 'THREAT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS'

19981216 Message for Biological Diversity Day Says Human Activity Worsened Damage from Hurricane Mitch; Calls for Bio-Safety Protocol

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity on 29 December:

15 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6839
HQ/592

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS WORK OF BUILDING DEFENCES OF LASTING PEACE NEVER DONE

19981215

Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the rededication of the mural, "Mankind's Struggle for Lasting Peace", presented to the United Nations by the Dominican Republic and Spain:

14 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6838

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF VINCENT COCHETEL

19981214 The following statement was issued on Saturday, 12 December, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

14 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6837/Rev.1*

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 14 DECEMBER

19981214

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* Re-issued for technical reasons.

11 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6836
IK/262

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPROVES REVISED DISTRIBUTION PLAN SUBMITTED BY GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ

19981211 Total Allocation for Humanitarian Programme Is $2.746 Billion With $1.056 Billion Earmarked for Food

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