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SG/SM/6888

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF KING HUSSEIN AND TO PEOPLE OF JORDAN

8 February 1999


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SG/SM/6888


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF KING HUSSEIN AND TO PEOPLE OF JORDAN

19990208 Kofi Annan Says King Hussein Was One Of United Nations Most Valuable Partners for Peace

Following is a statement by the Secretary-General on the occasion of the death of King Hussein of Jordan, on Sunday, 7 February:

SG/SM/6886

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EXTRA EFFORT TO END AFRICA'S WARS, UNLEASH ITS RICH POTENTIAL, AS HE ACCEPTS 1999 BLACK HISTORY MAKERS AWARD

3 February 1999


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SG/SM/6886


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR EXTRA EFFORT TO END AFRICA'S WARS, UNLEASH ITS RICH POTENTIAL, AS HE ACCEPTS 1999 BLACK HISTORY MAKERS AWARD

19990203 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Associated Black Charities upon receiving the 1999 Black History Makers Award in New York on February:

SG/SM/6884

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES KOSOVO PEACE TALKS

3 February 1999


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SG/SM/6884


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES KOSOVO PEACE TALKS

19990203 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the timely decision of the Contact Group to convene peace talks on Kosovo at Rambouillet. He is convinced that a peaceful settlement can only be reached through direct dialogue between the parties concerned.

SG/SM/6882

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES REFORM IN MESSAGE TO UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL

1 February 1999


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SG/SM/6882
UNEP/37


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES REFORM IN MESSAGE TO UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL

19990201

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the twentieth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), delivered on his behalf by its Executive Director, Klaus Töpfer, in Nairobi today:

SG/SM/6881/Rev.1*

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES GLOBAL COMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT, IN ADDRESS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS

1 February 1999


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SG/SM/6881/Rev.1*


SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES GLOBAL COMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT, IN ADDRESS TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS

19990201 Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 31 January:

I am delighted to join you again at the World Economic Forum. This is my third visit in just over two years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.