Statements and Messages

13 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6486

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS CONTINUING STALEMATE IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE-PROCESS, IN MESSAGE TO OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS

19980313 Kofi Annan Says He Will Call on Parties to Persevere, Fulfil Commitments under Oslo Accords, in Official Visit to Region Later This Month

13 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6485

PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AND UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION KENSAKU HOGEN AT HEADQUARTERS, 13 MARCH

19980313

12 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6484
HR/4354

IT IS TIME TO BRING MESSAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO FRUITION FOR ALL PEOPLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

19980312 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Human Rights Declaration, Genocide Convention Anchors of International Human Rights Regime

12 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6483
WOM/1047

SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN HIGHLIGHTING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AS MEANS OF EMPOWERING WHOLE NATION

19980312 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, delivered in Washington, D.C., on 11 March:

12 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6482

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON D.C., 12 MARCH

19980312

10 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6481
AFR/44

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS IN HELPING SIERRA LEONE LEAVE BEHIND UNFORTUNATE CHAPTER IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY

19980310 Welcoming Return of President Kabbah to Sierra Leone, Kofi Annan Says Restoration of Elected Government Strengthens Democracy in Africa

9 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6480
WOM/1045

'I AM PROUD IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE UN SYSTEM HAS NEVER HAD MORE WOMEN AT THE USG LEVEL THAN IT HAS TODAY', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980309 In Address to Staff, Kofi Annan Draws Attention To United Nations Training Programmes That Motivate Gender Awareness

6 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6479

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFED ON FOREST FIRES IN INDONESIA BY UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

19980306 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

6 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6478
AFR/43

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES LEADERS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO EXAMINE UNEXPLORED OPPORTUNITIES AFRICA HAS TO OFFER

19980306 Emphasizes Importance of Dialogue among Key Actors, In Message to Trade and Investment Forum in Addis Ababa

5 March 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6477

SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY NEWS OF BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO

19980305 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is outraged by the news of a bomb blast today in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, which has killed and injured a large number of civilians, including children.