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SG/SM/6477
5 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6477


SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY NEWS OF BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO

19980305 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is outraged by the news of a bomb blast today in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, which has killed and injured a large number of civilians, including children.

SG/SM/6476/Rev.1*
3 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6476/Rev.1*
WOM/1033/Rev.1*


WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANKIND, AND ACHIEVING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IS 'ADVANCEMENT OF ALL HUMANKIND', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980303 In Message for International Women's Day (8 March), Kofi Annan Calls For Urgent Action To Address Violence against Women, Women and Armed Conflict

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March:

SG/SM/6476
3 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6476
WOM/1033


WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANKIND, AND ACHIEVING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IS 'ADVANCEMENT OF ALL HUMANKIND', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980303 In Message for International Women's Day (8 March), Kofi Annan Calls For Urgent Action To Address Violence against Women, Women and Armed Conflict

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March:

SG/SM/6474
27 February 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6474


UNITED NATIONS CANNOT ACHIEVE GOALS WITHOUT 'RICH TAPESTRY' OF PARTNERSHIP, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO LIONS CLUBS

19980227 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the twentieth annual Lions Day with the United Nations, observed at Headquarters in New York on 27 February, delivered on his behalf by the Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations, Gillian Sorensen:

SG/SM/6472
25 February 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6472
ORG/1263


UNITED NATIONS STAFF MEMBERS WILL NOT BE BULLIED INTO GIVING UP WORK FOR PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS MEETING ON SECURITY OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE

19980225 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement to the Summit on International Security and Independence, held at Headquarters today, which was delivered on his behalf by United Nations Security Coordinator Benon Sevan: