The Secretary-General left New York on Wednesday, 11 August, for Geneva, to participate at a ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. He spoke at the event, which was sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross, on Thursday morning.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)
CORRECTION
In Press Release L/2932 of 9 August, in the fourth full paragraph on page 2, the speaker should read: REMESH LAWRENA MAHARAJ, Attorney-General of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the ceremony marking the fiftieth Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, which was delivered today in Geneva:
(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)
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