Secretary-General

10 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6074

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO WORK TOWARDS DEFUSING TENSION IN EASTERN ZAIRE

19961010 Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

9 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6073
ND/411

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES VIGOROUS ACTION BY GOVERNMENTS, CITIZENS, ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION

19961009 Following is the text of a statement issued today by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the occasion of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction:

I welcome the celebration today of International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, whose theme for 1996 is "Cities at Risk".

7 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6072
AFG/70

SECRETARY-GENERAL RESTATES UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON GENDER EQUALITY IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ABOUT STATUS OF WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

19961007 Following is the text of a statement issued today by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on the status of women and girls in Afghanistan:

7 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6071
HQ/567

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT AT PRESENTATION OF GIFT BY ARAB WOMEN

19961007 Following is the text of the statement delivered, on behalf of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, by Under-Secretary-General Ismat Kittani, on the occasion of the presentation by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid, of a gift from Arab women to the United Nations on Thursday, 3 October:

4 October 1996

Press Release
SG/2027

FOREIGN MINISTERS OF VENEZUELA AND GUYANA, MEETING AT HEADQUARTERS, REVIEW CONTROVERSY BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES

19961004 The following statement, attributable to the Permanent Missions of Guyana and Venezuela, is being issued by the United Nations at the request of the two Governments:

3 October 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6070
HAB/139

'HABITAT AGENDA' FROM HABITAT II CONFERENCE OFFERS VISION OF SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, SAY SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD HABITAT DAY

19961003 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement on the occasion of World Habitat Day, which is being observed on 7 October 1996:

30 September 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6069
ICEF/1833

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS WIDESPREAD PROGRESS IN EFFORTS TO REACH GOALS SET BY 1990 WORLD DECLARATION ON WELFARE OF CHILDREN

19960930 Says Progress 'Victory for Children and All of Humanity'; Struggle Must Continue to Alleviate Condition of People in Absolute Poverty

27 September 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6068

RIGHT OF OLDER PERSONS TO PRODUCTIVE LIFE STRESSED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR OLDER PERSONS

19960927 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message on the occasion of the International Day for Older Persons, 1 October:

I am delighted to send my best wishes to all those participating in the 1996 International Day for Older Persons.

27 September 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6067

24 September 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6064

THE RENAISSANCE OF NON-ALIGNMENT CAN TRANSFORM INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS NAM COMMEMORATIVE MEETING

19960924 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's address to the commemorative meeting of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries on its thirty-fifth anniversary, held at Headquarters today:

Welcome to your United Nations!