| Press Release SG/SM/8692 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘VICIOUS KILLINGS’ BY COLOMBIAN REBEL GROUP
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8691 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘WARMLY WELCOMES’ STEPS BY INDIA, PAKISTAN
TO EASE TENSIONS, IMPROVE RELATIONS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the series of reciprocal steps India and Pakistan have recently taken to ease tensions and improve bilateral relations. He hopes that these steps, starting with Prime Minister Vajpayee’s statement on
| Press Release SG/SM/8690 AFR/615 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT DEATH OF WALTER SISULU,
HERO OF SOUTH AFRICA’S ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8689 OBV/342 |
GREATER POLITICAL COMMITMENT NEEDED TO PUT FAMILIES AT CENTRE OF PUBLIC POLICY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE
Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/8688 HAB/187 |
CHALLENGES OF RAPID URBANIZATION AT HEART OF MILLENNIUM ANTI-POVERTY GOALS,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO UN-HABITAT SESSION
Following is the message of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan to the nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) delivered by Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka, in Nairobi on 5 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/8687 OBV/341 PI/1481 |
INDEPENDENT PRESS LIFEBLOOD OF STRONG, FUNCTIONING SOCIETIES,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed at Headquarters, 2 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/8686 PAL/1945 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ISRAELI INCURSIONS AGAINST PALESTINIANS
CONTRADICT INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO RESTART PEACE PROCESS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8685 IHA/781 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP SADNESS OVER LIVES LOST,
INJURIES AND DESTRUCTION IN TURKISH EARTHQUAKE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8684 SC/7746 IK/354 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO SECURITY COUNCIL TO SET ASIDE
PAST DIFFERENCES ON IRAQ AND FIND NEW UNITY
Following is the statement, as delivered, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on 30 April, devoted to wrapping up the Council’s work for the current month:
| Press Release SG/SM/8683 PAL/1944 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW PRIME MINISTER OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, CALLS SWEARING-IN OF ABU MAZEN ‘NOTABLE STEP’ IN BUILDING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
