Secretary-General

The Secretary-General arrived in Dakar, Senegal, in the evening of Tuesday, 25 April, following brief stopovers in London and Paris.

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SG/SM/7372

JOINT MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNESCO, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, TO MARK WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, 3 MAY 2000

Following is the joint message to mark World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2000, from Secretary-General Kofi Annan, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Koichiro Matsuura, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson:

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SG/SM/7371
GA/PAL/828

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO PARIS CONFERENCE ON PALESTINE REFUGEES, URGES REDOUBLED EFFORT AT DRAMATIC POINT IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Conference on Palestine Refugees, delivered by Under-Secretary- General Kieran Prendergast, at the Headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on 26 April:

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SG/SM/7369

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES WORLD EDUCATION FORUM ON THEME OF ‘BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP FOR GIRLS’ EDUCATION’

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Education Forum, delivered in Dakar, Senegal, on 26 April:

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SG/SM/7368

SPECIAL ENVOY OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST, 27 APRIL-9 MAY

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

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SG/SM/7367

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES MEMBER STATES TO REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO REDUCE DANGERS OF EXISTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FURTHER PROLIFERATION

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons:

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SG/SM/7366
DC/2693

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY GRATIFIED BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S RATIFICATION OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 21 April:

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SG/SM/7365
AFR/220

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT LAUNCH OF INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES, SAYS EDUCATION SUREST INVESTMENT IN CURRENT ‘GLOBALIZING’ AGE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to launch the Partnership to Strengthen African Universities at the Carnegie Corporation in New York on 24 April:

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SG/SM/7364
SC/6848

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT, REVIEWS PAST PROGRESS, RECOMMENDS FUTURE APPROACHES

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict:

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SG/SM/7363
ECOSOC/5887

‘SHAMEFUL’ TO EXCLUDE PART OF HUMANITY FROM GLOBALIZATION’S BENEFITS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO HEADQUARTERS MEETING

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the special high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods institutions on 18 April:

It gives me great pleasure to welcome our colleagues from the Bretton Woods institutions.