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SG/SM/6648
21 July 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6648
CA/16


SECRETARY-GENERAL CONSIDERS AWARD FROM GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT AS TRIBUTE TO THOSE COMMITTED TO PEACE

19980721 Following is the text of the statement made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the "Orden del Quetzal", the highest honour the Government of Guatemala could bestow on a civilian, in Guatemala City on Monday, 20 July:

I am deeply honoured to receive the "Orden del Quetzal".

SG/SM/6643
20 July 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6643
L/2891


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IS GIFT OF HOPE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

19980720 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement at the ceremony held at Campidoglio on Saturday, 18 July, celebrating the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court at a United Nations Diplomatic Conference, which concluded in Rome the previous day:

This is indeed a historic moment.

SG/SM/6642
17 July 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6642


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S TRIBUTE TO MAHBUB UL HAQ, CREATOR OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT

19980717 This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The untimely death yesterday of Mahbub ul Haq is a loss for the world, and especially for those of us who were privileged to know and work with him in the United Nations system, to which he contributed so much.

SG/SM/6641
16 July 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6641


SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEADS CASE FOR MULTILATERALISM, SAYS CHOICE BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY IS FALSE CHOICE

19980716 Buenos Aires Address Cites International Cooperation as Only Way To Progress in Meeting Cross-Boundary Challenges in Modern World

This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Argentine Council for International Relations in Buenos Aires:

SG/SM/6640
15 July 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6640


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PROGRESS IN CAMBODIA ELECTORAL PROCESS, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ACCESS OF OPPOSITION PARTIES TO MEDIA

19980715 Reports of 'Intimidation' Also Cited; Government Urged to Take Steps For Freedom of Assembly, Integrity of Voting, Impartiality of Officials

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: