Secretary-General

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6996

SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS ARBITRATION MAY BE ONE OF DIPLOMACY'S BEST-KEPT SECRETS, CALLS FOR IT TO BE USED TO FULLEST

19990517 Following is the text of a statement made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today in The Hague, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration:

I am honoured to be with you today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6995

ULTIMATE CRIME TO MISS CHANCE FOR PEACE AND CONDEMN PEOPLE TO MISERY OF WAR, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO 'APPEAL FOR PEACE' CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE

19990517 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the "Appeal for Peace Conference" at The Hague on 15 May:

17 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6994
AFR/142

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH REPORTS OF FIGHTING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AND SUDANESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY

19990517 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

14 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6993

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT GENEVA, ON 14 MAY

19990514

14 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6992

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON BALKANS

19990514 GENEVA, 14 May (UN Information Service) -- This is the prepared text of the opening statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the second part of the High-Level Meeting on the crisis in the Balkans, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today:

First, I would like to introduce my Special Envoys for the Balkans, Mr. Carl Bildt and Mr. Eduard Kukan.

14 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6991
SAG/34

SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS

19990514 GENEVA, 14 May (UN Information Service) -- Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Meteorological Congress, delivered today at the Geneva International Conference Centre:

12 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6990

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ISRAEL-UNITED NATIONS PARTNERSHIP ONLY BEGINNING TO SHOW HOW MUCH IT CAN DO: FOR ISRAELIS, MIDDLE EAST AND WORLD

19990512 Following is the text of remarks made last night at Headquarters by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at a dinner held to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Israel's membership in the United Nations:

12 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6989*
OBV/94

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

19990512 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

This year, the International Day of Families is dedicated to the theme of "Families for all ages".

12 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6989
OBV/94

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDEDICATION TO 'IRREPLACEABLE INSTITUTION' IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

19990512 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

This year, the International Day of Families is dedicated to the theme of "Families for all ages".

11 May 1999

Press Release
SG/SM/6988
AFR/141

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONTINUES TO FOLLOW WITH GRAVE CONCERN DEVELOPMENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU SINCE 6 MAY RESUMPTION OF FIGHTING

19990511 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: