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SG/SM/6693
8 September 1998


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SG/SM/6693
AFR/96


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF MEETING ON CRISIS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CONCLUDING TODAY IN ZIMBABWE

19980908 Delegation of Secretary-General to Join Defence Ministers in Addis Ababa 10 September to Establish Modalities and Monitoring of Immediate Cease-fire

The following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SG/SM/6692
4 September 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6692
OBV/56


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO LEADERS OF NATIONS IN WAR TO SET ASIDE THEIR OWN AMBITIONS

19980904 Resist Temptation To Seek Glory Through Conquest, He Says in International Peace Day Message

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of International Peace Day, 9 September:

SG/SM/6691
4 September 1998


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SG/SM/6691
OBV/55


INVESTMENT IN LITERACY AND EDUCATION CAN YIELD BEST OF ALL RETURNS, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

19980904 Despite Recent Gains, Twin Goals of Universal Literacy and Equal Access to Education Remain Unmet

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of International Literacy Day, 8 September:

SG/SM/6690
4 September 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6690


SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PARLIAMENTARIANS TO DO MORE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABLE WATER CONSUMPTION

19980904 ADVANCE TEXT

The following is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the one-hundredth Inter-Parliamentary Conference meeting in Moscow from 7 to 11 September, to be delivered on his behalf by Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (embargoed until 8.30 a.m. GMT, 7 September):