Plenary

4 March 1997

Press Release
GA/9221

19 February 1997

Press Release
GA/9128

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES SORROW OVER DEATH OF DENG XIAOPING, ILLUSTRIOUS SON OF CHINA

19970219 The following statement was issued today by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia):

5 February 1997

Press Release
GA/9217
HE/946

SPECIAL SESSION TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 21 SHOULD NOT BE USED TO THROW UNFULFILLED COMMITMENTS OF RIO INTO ARMS OF PRIVATE SECTOR

19970205 General Assembly President, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), Tells High-Level Segment of UNEP Governing Council Session in Nairobi

31 January 1997

Press Release
GA/9215

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS INDIA, JAPAN TO FILL ACABQ VACANCIES

19970131

The General Assembly this morning, acting without a vote, appointed candidates from India and Japan to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), as it resumed its fifty-first session to consider two agenda items. The Assembly also paid tribute to the late President of the Marshall Islands, Amata Kahua.

23 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9214

SECRETARY-GENERAL ELECT SAYS UNITED NATIONS 'INDISPENSABLE, IRREPLACEABLE', AS APPOINTMENT HIGHLIGHTS FIFTY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19961223 Praises 'Extraordinary Statesman', Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali; UN Must Provide Timely Leadership on 'Issues of Our Time', Says Assembly President

18 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9213

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS MEDIUM-TERM PLAN, ACCORDING PRIORITIES FOR UNITED NATIONS INTO NEXT MILLENNIUM

19961218 Suspending Session, Assembly President Says 265 Texts Adopted; Wonders Whether They Reflect 'Issues of Our Time'

18 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9212

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL ELECT KOFI ANNAN (GHANA)

19961218

This is the transcript of a press conference held at Headquarters today by Secretary-General elect, Kofi Annan:

17 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9210

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WELCOMES SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE INTO COLLECTIVE ENDEAVOUR TO STEER UN COURSE TO BETTER SERVE NEEDS OF HUMANITY

19961217 Following is the statement made today by the President of the General Assembly, Razali Ismail (Malaysia), at the plenary on agenda item 16 -- appointment of the Secretary-General:

17 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9208

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS KOFI ANNAN OF GHANA AS SEVENTH SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961217 Also Adopts Legal Committee Texts, Resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina, World Television Day

The General Assembly this afternoon appointed by acclamation Kofi Annan of Ghana as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, with a term beginning on 1 January 1997 and ending 31 December 2001.

17 December 1996

Press Release
GA/9211

SECRETARY-GENERAL-DESIGNATE OUTLINES GOALS FOR TERM, TELLS ASSEMBLY UNITED NATIONS STILL HAS VITAL ROLE, DESERVING GLOBAL ATTENTION AND SUPPORT

19961217 Kofi Annan Stresses Ongoing Problems, Asserts Capacity of World Organization to Improve Human Condition, Especially for Less Fortunate

This is the text of a statement to the General Assembly this afternoon by Secretary-General designate, Kofi Annan: