SG/SM/7934-RD/931
31/-8/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7934 RD/931 |
SG/SM/7934
In progress at UNHQ
Statements and Messages
SG/SM/7933-RD/930
31/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7933 RD/930 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE TO MEET WORLD’S EXPECTATIONS
WITH CALL FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM
Must Banish from New Century Hatred and Prejudice of Past
Following is the text of the opening address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:
SG/SM/7932
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7932 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA MEETS
REPRESENTATIVES OF POLISARIO, ALGERIA, MAURITANIA IN WYOMING
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
SG/SM/7931
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7931 |
SECRETARY GENERAL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WORLD FOOD SUMMIT
Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
SG/SM/7930
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7930 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF GOVAN MBEKI
Following is the text of a statement issued in Durban, South Africa, today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General, with sadness, learned this morning of the death of Govan Mbeki, the father of President Thabo Mbeki, who himself was a leading figure in the African National Congress.
SG/SM/7929
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7929 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES POLITICAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
GOVERNMENT, BOUGAINVILLE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
SG/SM/7928
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7928 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MYANMAR CONFIRMS
ALL PARTIES STILL COMMITTED TO NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Ambassador Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Myanmar, concluded on Thursday his four-day mission to the country, aimed at facilitating national reconciliation and democratization in Myanmar.
SG/SM/7927
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7927 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS EAST TIMOR ELECTIONS
‘A GLOWING EXAMPLE TO WORLD COMMUNITY’
Following is the text of today’s message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the people of East Timor:
I congratulate you on the success of today's Constituent Assembly elections.
SG/SM/7926-RD/923
30/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7926 RD/923 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON NGOS TO CREATE WORLDWIDE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT
Following is the text of a speech given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Durban today, at the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum running parallel to the Racism Conference:
SG/SM/7925
29/08/2001
| Press Release SG/SM/7925 |
ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM BEIT JALA ‘ESSENTIAL STEP TO PREVENT
FURTHER ESCALATION’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: