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SG/SM/9251-IK/428
08/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9251
IK/428


Secretary-General Calls for Release of Japanese Nationals Held Hostage in Iraq


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


The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the threats to the lives of three Japanese nationals who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.

SG/SM/9249-IK/427
08/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9249
IK/427


Secretary-General calls on all those concerned in Iraq to respect

international law, particularly regarding protection of civilians

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


The Secretary-General has been following with grave preoccupation the deterioration in the security situation and loss of life in Iraq over the last few days.

SG/SM/9248-DEV/2468
08/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9248
DEV/2468


Major effort needed to mobilize additional financial resources for development,


secretary-general says in message to paris ministerial forum


Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Ministerial Forum on Financing for Development in Paris, delivered today by José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs:

SG/SM/9246-AFR/895
07/04/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9246
AFR/895


Secretary-General pays tribute to Rwandans for ‘remarkable resilience

and great dignity’ in recovering from genocide

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa: