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SG/SM/6149

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR PARTNERSHIP, BUILDING CONSENSUS FOR UN REFORM TO SUCCEED, IN ADDRESS TO NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

24 January 1997


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SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR PARTNERSHIP, BUILDING CONSENSUS FOR UN REFORM TO SUCCEED, IN ADDRESS TO NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

19970124 Kofi Annan Says 'We Are Not Some Remote Foreign Body, UN Is Part of Your Daily Life'; Emphasizes that Time for Reform Is Now

This is the text of the statement delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C.:

SG/T/2081

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES UN REFORM IN FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

23 January 1997


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SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES UN REFORM IN FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., 22-23 January -- Upon arrival in Washington, D.C., yesterday, 22 January, Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his party travelled directly to the Capitol building, where they were received by Congressman Benjamin Gilman (Republican-New York).

SG/SM/6148

DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN PRIORITY OF REFORMED, RESTRUCTURED UNITED NATIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IN STATEMENT TO 'GROUP OF 77'

20 January 1997


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DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN PRIORITY OF REFORMED, RESTRUCTURED UNITED NATIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IN STATEMENT TO 'GROUP OF 77'

19970120

Following is the statement made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the ceremonial take-over by the United Republic of Tanzania from Costa Rica of the Chairmanship of the "Group of 77" developing countries and China:

SG/SM/6147

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AID WORKERS IN RWANDA

20 January 1997


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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AID WORKERS IN RWANDA

19970120 The following statement was issued today by the Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked by the killing of three Spanish aid workers and the wounding of an American aid worker employed by Médecins du Monde in Ruhengeri, Rwanda.

SG/SM/6146

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH SENIOR ADVISERS ON REFORM PROCESS

20 January 1997


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SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH SENIOR ADVISERS ON REFORM PROCESS

19970120 The following statement was issued on Saturday, 18 January, by the Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today took personal direction of United Nations reform in a 90-minute Saturday morning meeting with senior advisers that addressed the time-frame and the process for the reform effort.

SG/SM/6145

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES HEBRON AGREEMENT AS 'IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT'

15 January 1997


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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES HEBRON AGREEMENT AS 'IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT'

19970115 The following statement was issued today by the Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is very much encouraged by the conclusion of an agreement regarding Hebron and other important issues, which has now been reached between Israel and the Palestinians.