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SG/SM/6462

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN AT RISKS POSED TO CIVILIANS AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS BY HEAVY SHELLING IN FREETOWN

11 February 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6462
AFR/38


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN AT RISKS POSED TO CIVILIANS AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS BY HEAVY SHELLING IN FREETOWN

19980211 The following statement was issued today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

I have taken note of the statement issued yesterday morning by the President of the Security Council on behalf of its members on the situation in Sierra Leone, and I share the concerns expressed therein.

SOC/4434

SPEAKERS CALL FOR CONCRETE STEPS TO PROTECT SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS, AS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONTINUES DISCUSSING SOCIAL INTEGRATION

11 February 1998


Press Release
SOC/4434


SPEAKERS CALL FOR CONCRETE STEPS TO PROTECT SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS, AS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONTINUES DISCUSSING SOCIAL INTEGRATION

19980211

The Commission for Social Development should call on governments to take concrete steps to protect society's most vulnerable groups, speakers said this afternoon as the Commission continued general discussions on social integration through responsive government and broadening participation.