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SG/SM/6531
20 April 1998


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SG/SM/6531


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES UNITED NATIONS UNIQUE ROLE IN PREVENTING CONFLICT, RESOLVING DISPUTES

19980420 Speaking at University of California, Emphasizes Need To Regain Trust of World Community

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address on "War, Peace and the United Nations", delivered today at the School of International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

ECOSOC/5750
18 April 1998


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ECOSOC/5750


CLOSER COOPERATION BETWEEN UN AND BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS IS IMPERATIVE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

19980418 Asian Financial Crisis, Risks and Benefits of Globalization, Need For New Architecture of International Financial Systems among Issues Discussed

SG/SM/6528
18 April 1998


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SG/SM/6528
ECOSOC/5751


SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS AS SHARED OBJECTIVE OF UNITED NATIONS AND BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS

19980418 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Special Meeting of Economic and Social Council, Kofi Annan Calls For Keeping Benefits of Open Financial Markets while Reducing Risks of Crises

SG/SM/6526
17 April 1998


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SG/SM/6526


SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS POL POT'S DEATH RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF TRIAL

19980417 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General regrets that Pol Pot's death rules out the possibility of his trial under international law for crimes against humanity.