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SG/SM/6345

INVESTIGATIVE TEAM TO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WITHDRAWN FOR CONSULTATIONS

1 October 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6345
AFR/18


INVESTIGATIVE TEAM TO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WITHDRAWN FOR CONSULTATIONS

19971001 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to withdraw the investigative team for consultations pending final clarification of the policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SG/SM/6343

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OVER FURTHER MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS IN ALGERIA

30 September 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6343


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OVER FURTHER MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS IN ALGERIA

19970930

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

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has learned with shock and outrage of further brutal massacres in Algeria in recent days in which numerous innocent civilians, including several women and children, were savagely killed.

SG/SM/6339

PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PERSONS MUST BE INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

29 September 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6339
OBV/11


PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PERSONS MUST BE INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

19970929 ADVANCE TEXT Message for International Day of Older Persons Also Stresses Importance of Ensuring Economic Security for Older Women

Following is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October: