SG/SM/5957
12 April 1996
The Secretary-General deplores the escalation in hostilities in Lebanon, in particular the retaliatory attack of the Israeli Defence Forces on Beirut. The Secretary-General deeply regrets all loss of civilian life.
I have come here to remember and to honour Ralph Bunche. A great international civil servant. A distinguished African-American. An outstanding human being.
(Received from the Spokesman travelling with the Secretary-General.)