Secretary-General

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2161

SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLDS MEETING WITH MUAMMAR AL-QADHAFI ON QUESTION OF POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF LOCKERBIE BOMBING SUSPECTS

19981209 Day-Long Talks with Libyan Officials (Not Previously Scheduled) Following Flight from Tunisia, Described as 'Step Forward'; Further Review Expected

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2160

PEACE PROCESS IN WESTERN SAHARA AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL WITH LEADERS OF TUNISIA

19981209

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Tunis from Algiers on the evening of Wednesday, 2 December, and was greeted upon his arrival by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Said Ben Mustapha.

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2159

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON VISIT TO ALGERIA, TRAVELS TO BASE OF UNITED NATIONS WESTERN SAHARA MISSION, HOLDS REFUGEE CAMP MEETING

19981209 Four Days of Talks with Government Leaders on Range of Issues

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/T/2158

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FRANCO-AFRICAN SUMMIT 'VIOLENCE AND WAR ARE CRIPPLING CONTINENT', URGES PEACE EFFORTS

19981209

(Received from a spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General; delayed in transmission.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Paris on Thursday, 26 November, to attend the twentieth Franco-African summit.

9 December 1998

Press Release
SG/A/688
DC/2622

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6826

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS PETITION WITH TEN MILLION SIGNATURES SUPPORTING UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19981208 Tells Anniversary Event in Paris, 'Tidal Wave' Response Shows Strength Of Partnership Between United Nations, Civil Society and Private Sector

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6825
HR/4391

PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS OF ONE INDIVIDUAL PROMOTES PEACE OF ALL HUMANITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES AT UNESCO

19981208 Kofi Annan, Marking Fiftieth Anniversary of Universal Declaration, Stresses Human Rights as Development Priority, Not Just Political One

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6824

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SHOCKED BY REPORTS OF HOSTAGE DECAPITATIONS IN CHECHNYA, CONTINUES EFFORTS TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF VINCENT COCHETEL

19981208 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked to hear news reports that four foreign hostages were found decapitated in Chechnya, a region where kidnappings have become common.

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6823

FACED WITH PROFOUND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS UN CAN BE WORLD'S 'CONSCIENCE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS TO FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

19981208 Following is the text of the address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the French National Assembly in Paris on 8 December:

8 December 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6822
OBV/82