Secretary-General

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SG/SM/7182

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES FOR 1999 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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

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SG/SM/7181
OBV/115

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN UN DAY MESSAGE, URGES TAKING STOCK OF PAST, THEN LOOKING FORWARD WITH IDEAS TO MAKE NEW ERA BETTER THAN OLD

The following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s on United Nations Day, which is observed 24 October:

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SG/T/2205

ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY GENERAL IN PRISTINA, 13-14 OCTOBER

The Secretary-General left Sarajevo for Pristina on Wednesday morning. He proceeded directly from the airport to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). He was briefed on the Mission’s work by his Special Representative, Bernard Kouchner.

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SG/T/2204

THE SECRETARY GENERAL, IN TWO-DAY STOPOVER IN SARAJEVO, CONFERS WITH LOCAL LEADERS, UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

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SG/SM/7180
AFR/185

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF SUDAN CEASEFIRE

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

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SG/SM/7179
AFR/184

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE JULIUS NYERERE, ‘ONE OF THE GIANTS’ OF AFRICAN LIBERATION

Following are the remarks made this morning by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the death of Julius Nyerere, founder-President of the United Republic of Tanzania:

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SG/SM/7178
AFR/182

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUCCESSFUL HOLDING OF FIRST FULL MEETING OF JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION IN KAMPALA

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

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SG/SM/7177
DC/2667

SECRETARY-GENERAL LEARNS WITH REGRET OF NEGATIVE VOTE OF UNITED STATES SENTATE ON RATIFICATION OF COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

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

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SG/SM/7176

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING UNITED NATIONS MISSION STAFF IN PRISTINA, OUTLINES CHALLENGES AHEAD IN REBUILDING KOSOVO INSTITUTIONS

Following are the remarks addressed to United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) staff in Pristina on 13 October, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SG/T/2203

ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ITALY 10-11 OCTOBER

On Sunday, 10 October, the Secretary-General flew from Geneva to Rome. He had detailed discussions on Kosovo with his Special Envoy for the Balkans, Carl Bildt, in preparation for his forthcoming visits to Sarajevo and Pristina.