Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Secretary-General

SG/T/2131

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS, 19-21 APRIL

4 May 1998


Press Release
SG/T/2131


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS, 19-21 APRIL

19980504

The Secretary-General arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of Sunday, 19 April, to begin a short visit to California. In the evening, he attended a dinner hosted by former United States Secretary of State and Mrs. George Shultz.

SG/SM/6546

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS SACRED PLACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT LUNCHEON IN NAIROBI

4 May 1998


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SG/SM/6546


NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS "SACRED PLACE", SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT LUNCHEON IN NAIROBI

19980504 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's toast at a luncheon today hosted by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, Francis X. Ole Kaparo, on Nairobi:

SG/SM/6545

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FUNDAMENTAL FAILURE TO PREVENT RWANDA GENOCIDE WAS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL, NOT LACK OF INFORMATION

4 May 1998


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SG/SM/6545
AFR/54


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS FUNDAMENTAL FAILURE TO PREVENT RWANDA GENOCIDE WAS LACK OF POLITICAL WILL, NOT LACK OF INFORMATION

19980504 The following statement, concerning an article on Rwanda in the current issue of The New Yorker, was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

Philip Gourevitch's article on Rwanda in the current issue of The New Yorker raises important questions.

SG/SM/6544

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS WOMEN'S WISDOM, ENERGIES, CREATIVITY MUST BE HARNESSED TO BUILD NEW AFRICA

30 April 1998


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SG/SM/6544
REC/27


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS WOMEN'S WISDOM, ENERGIES, CREATIVITY MUST BE HARNESSED TO BUILD NEW AFRICA

19980430 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered today at the Conference on African Women and Economic Development, in Addis Ababa:

Thank you, Mr. Executive Secretary, for those kind words of welcome.

SG/SM/6543

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES OF INDEPENDENT PRESS

30 April 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6543
OBV/43


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, CALLS FOR RECOMMITMENT TO PRINCIPLES OF INDEPENDENT PRESS

19980430 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May:

Every year, World Press Freedom Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the principles of a free and independent press, to which all societies should aspire.