Statements and Messages

23 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6768

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN SEOUL, SAYS CURRENT VISIT WILL FORGE CLOSER TIES BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA

19981023

At Luncheon Hosted by President Kim Dae-Jung, Secretary-General Says Human Rights Commission Would Be Powerful Instrument of Service to People

The following is the text of the toast given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at a luncheon in Seoul hosted by President of the Republic of Korea, Kim Dai-Jung:

23 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6767

PEACE, PROSPERITY DEPEND ON LEGITIMATE, RESPONSE POLITICS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA ADDRESS

19981023 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the United Nations Association of the Republic of Korea, delivered in Seoul on 23 October:

23 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6766

SECRETARY-GENERALS SAYS UNITED NATIONS CAN HELP PAVE 'PATH TO PEACE', AS HE DEDICATES SEOUL PEACE PRIZE TO UN PEACEKEEPERS' SACRIFICE

19981023 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the award ceremony for the Seoul Peace Prize, delivered in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 23 October:

22 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6765
AFR/109

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS EXECUTIONS OF 24 MILITARY OFFICERS IN SIERRA LEONE

19981022 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6764

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN JAPAN

19981021 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today in Tokyo at the founding ceremony for the Academic Council on the United Nations System in Japan:

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6763

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED STATES ARREARS SITUATION LOOKS GRIM

19981021 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued today by his Spokesman's Office following the failure of the United States to include funding for United Nations arrears in its budget agreement:

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6762
AFR/108

SECRETARY-GENERAL CLOSES TOKYO CONFERENCE FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SAYING AFRICA CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM STABILITY OF GLOBAL ECONOMY

19981021 Dialogue between Africa and Asia in Tokyo Should Lead to New View Of Development Process, New South-South Cooperation and New Partnerships

20 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6761
AFR/107

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRINGS 'MESSAGE OF HOPE' IN ADDRESS TO TOKYO CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

19981020

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II), delivered in Tokyo, on 21 October:

20 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6760
OBV/71

GREATEST CHALLENGE POSED BY GLOBALIZATION IS THAT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN BROADEST SENSE, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES ON OCCASION OF UN DAY

19981020 Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October:

19 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6759

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UNITED NATIONS TAILOR-MADE FORUM FOR COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

19981019 Speaking in Orlando, Florida, Kofi Annan Says Current Crisis Rooted in Deep Social and Political Imbalances

Following is the text of a speech delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Annual Convention of the American Association of Magazine Publishers and Editors in Orlando, Florida: