Statements and Messages

22 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6571
OBV/47

STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, FOR SELF-RULE IS STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES

19980522 On Occasion of Week of Solidarity with Peoples of All Colonial Territories Fighting for Freedom, Independence and Human Rights

21 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6570

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED BY PEACEFUL TRANSITION IN INDONESIA

19980521 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is relieved that an orderly and peaceful transition is occurring in Indonesia.

He hopes that Indonesia will now be able to rebuild social peace, based on democratic principles and values, and revive its economy.

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6569

'THROUGH FAITH AND FORGIVENESS YOU MUST MAKE BOSNIA ONE AGAIN', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNTRY'S RELIGIOUS LEADERS

19980520 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Remarks to Dialogue among Four Religious Leaders of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kofi Annan Congratulates Them on 'Remarkable Act of Healing'

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6568
AFR/62

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ARMED ATTACK AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN ANGOLA

19980520 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday's armed attack against United Nations personnel in Angola, in which one local interpreter was killed and several people were wounded.

20 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6567

SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING MULTILATERALISM FOR PEACEFUL CHANGE

19980520 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Columbia University Alumni Federation's centennial commencement day luncheon today:

19 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6566
ECO/3

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR GREATER COHERENCE BETWEEN TRADE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM, IN STATEMENT TO WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

19980519 It Is Sacred Duty of United Nations System, WTO and Bretton Woods Institutions to Give People Back Sound Reasons to Hope, Kofi Annan Emphasizes

19 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6565
AFG/79

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT TALIBAN DECISION TO ABANDON FORUM FOR INTRA-AFGHAN DIALOGUE

19980519 The following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

18 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6564

GREATEST THREAT TO GLOBAL UNITY IS 'THAT WE FAIL TO SEE BEYOND OURSELVES', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Kofi Annan Stresses Most of Today's Major Problems Cannot be Addressed by Any Single Nation Acting Alone

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Cleveland Council on Foreign Relations, in Cleveland, Ohio, today:

18 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6563

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS REWARD OF WORKING IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY IS KNOWING ONE PERSON 'CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE'

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Commencement Address at Macalester College, Kofi Annan Tells Members of Class of '98 to 'Go out and Make Your Difference in This World'

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's commencement address at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 17 May:

15 May 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6562

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY DISTURBED OVER OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AND DEATHS AMONG PALESTINIAN POPULATION

19980515 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: