Statements and Messages

27 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6447
SAG/1*

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NOMINATION OF GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND AS NEXT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

19980127 The following was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General welcomes the nomination of Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

27 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6446

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES CANNOT BE FACED ALONE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO MODEL UNITED NATIONS

19980127 Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to The Hague International Model United Nations thirtieth anniversary session, held at The Hague, 27 January:

26 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6445

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE HUMAN BEINGS ON RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUNDS

19980126 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has learned with outrage of the news of a bomb attack on a major Buddhist shrine in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on 25 January, and the resulting loss of life and destruction.

23 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6444

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DEPART ON ONE-WEEK EUROPEAN TRIP 26 JANUARY

19980123 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

On Monday, 26 January, the Secretary-General will be departing on a trip to Paris, London and Davos, Switzerland.

20 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6443
DCF/318

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES UNITED NATIONS ESSENTIAL ROLE AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN DISARMAMENT FIELD

19980120

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the opening today of the 1998 session of the Conference on Disarmament, which was delivered on his behalf by Vladimir Petrovsky, his Personal Representative and Secretary-General of the Conference:

19 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6442

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER POLITICAL STALEMATE IN TAJIKISTAN

19980119 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

19 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6441

NOBODY SPOKE MORE CLEARLY, MORE CONSISTENTLY, MORE CONVINCINGLY OF IDEALS OF PEACE, DIGNITY AND JUSTICE THAN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

19980119 Secretary-General Kofi Annan States, on Occasion Of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Event at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 19 January:

14 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6439

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 14 JANUARY 1998

19980114

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good morning. It looks as if this is becoming a daily event, but I will tell you I am not going to be bothering you like this for too long.

13 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6438

SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL YASUSHI AKASHI, AS HE COMPLETES 'LONG AND DISTINGUISHED' CAREER WITH UNITED NATIONS

19980113 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement issued today, paying tribute to Under-Secretary-General Yasushi Akashi as he completes his career with the United Nations:

13 January 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6437

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 13 JANUARY 1998

19980113