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SG/SM/8623-AFR/573
05/03/2003
Press Release
SG/SM/8623
AFR/573


SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS G-8 CONTACT GROUP ON FOOD SECURITY

IN AFRICA THAT CONTINENT FACES DEADLY BURDENS


Following are remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening meeting of the G-8 Contact Group on Food Security in Africa in New York:


I am pleased to welcome you to the United Nations for this first meeting of your contact group.

SG/SM/8622
05/03/2003
Press Release
SG/SM/8622


SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED AT ESCALATING VIOLENCE

BETWEEN ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS


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


The Secretary-General is gravely and increasingly concerned by the steady escalation in violence between Israelis and Palestinians, which has left

SG/SM/8621
05/03/2003
Press Release
SG/SM/8621


SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEASED WITH SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORT

FOR HIS EFFORTS TO ASSIST PARTIES IN CYPRUS


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


The Secretary-General was pleased with the support he received in the Security Council yesterday for his efforts to assist the parties in Cyprus reach a comprehensive settlement.