Secretary-General


SG/SM/6957
12 April 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6957


ACCEPTING AWARD FROM INTERNATIONAL PRESS CLUB, KOFI ANNAN STRESSES NEED FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT, INCREASINGLY, TRANSCEND BORDERS

19990412 Secretary-General Emphasizes Role Of United Nations and Press in Achieving That Goal

Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving an award from the International Press Club in Madrid:

SG/SM/6954
9 April 1999


Press Release
SG/SM/6954
AFR/140


SECRETARY-GENERAL LEARNS WITH DISMAY OF ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT IBRAHIM MAINASSARA BARÉ OF NIGER

19990409 The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has learned with dismay of the assassination this morning of President Ibrahim Mainassara Baré of the Niger.