SG/A/646*
4 August 1997
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Atsu-Koffi Amega of Togo as Chairman of an investigative team to look into alleged human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I am shocked and horrified by the carnage in Jerusalem today. At least 18 innocent lives are lost and over 150 people injured in apparent twin suicide attacks.
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks on the occasion of the presentation of the "UN21 Awards", at Headquarters today: