Statements and Messages

6 June 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6000/Rev.1*

5 June 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/6000

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS MURDER IN BURUNDI OF SWISS WORKERS FROM ICRC

19960605

ISTANBUL, Turkey, 5 June -- Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in Turkey to inaugurate the United Nations Conference for Human Settlements (Habitat II), was shocked to learn of the murder yesterday of three Swiss workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burundi. He condemns this wanton act of violence in the strongest terms.

5 June 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5998
HE/933

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE

19960605 ADVANCE RELEASE Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June:

4 June 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5999
HAB/122

SECRETARY-GENERAL BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI PRESENTS BEST PRACTICES AWARDS AT HABITAT II

19960604

Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement at an award ceremony for Best Practices at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul on 4 June:

I am delighted to be here with you to celebrate these award-winning Best Practices.

31 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5997

SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES TURKEY'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN REGION, WORLD AT DINNER HOSTED BY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ

19960531 Following is the text of a toast given by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at the dinner hosted tonight by Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz of Turkey in Ankara:

My presence here in Ankara underlines in a very personal way, the importance of the close working relationship between Turkey and the United Nations.

31 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5993/Rev.1*

SECRETARY-GENERAL INAUGURATES UN CONFERENCE ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (HABITAT II)

19960531 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's inaugural address as delivered to the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul on 3 June:

31 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5993

30 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5996

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UN IS LEADING GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL ISSUES IN STATEMENT AT CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES IN ANKARA

19960530 ADVANCE TEXT Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to be delivered tomorrow, 31 May at the Centre for Strategic Studies in Ankara:

30 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5995

29 May 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5992

ONLY GLOBAL ACTION CAN ERADICATE EVIL OF TERRORISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO PREPARATORY MEETING FOR TERRORISM SYMPOSIUM

19960529

Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's message delivered to the preparatory meeting for the International Symposium on Terrorism in Cairo today by the Acting Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), K.P. Moorhty: