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SG/SM/6842
16 December 1998


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SG/SM/6842
IK/266


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ADVISORY ON UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN IRAQ

19981216

This is the text of a statement this evening by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, following the reports of the military action against Iraq:

SG/SM/6840
16 December 1998


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SG/SM/6840
OBV/83


SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS, FORESTS, MARINE AND COASTAL HABITATS AS 'THREAT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS'

19981216 Message for Biological Diversity Day Says Human Activity Worsened Damage from Hurricane Mitch; Calls for Bio-Safety Protocol

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance of the International Day for Biological Diversity on 29 December:

SG/SM/6839
15 December 1998


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SG/SM/6839
HQ/592


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS WORK OF BUILDING DEFENCES OF LASTING PEACE NEVER DONE

19981215

Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the rededication of the mural, "Mankind's Struggle for Lasting Peace", presented to the United Nations by the Dominican Republic and Spain: