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SG/SM/6437

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 13 JANUARY 1998

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PI/1050*

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SG/SM/6435

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TOGETHER, UNITED NATIONS AND GROUP OF 77 'CAN MEET CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME'

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SG/SM/6433

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 12 JANUARY 1998

THE SPOKESMAN: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Secretary-General would like to introduce you to the first-ever Deputy Secretary-General.

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SG/SM/6436
IK/236

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IRAQ NOT TO TAKE PRECIPITOUS ACTION PRIOR TO VISIT OF UNSCOM EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN TO BAGHDAD NEXT WEEK

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SG/SM/6434

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES CONTINUING LOSS OF LIFE IN ALGERIA; APPEALS TO PERPETRATORS TO AFFIRM SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE

Biographical Note Former Permanent Representative to United Nations Becomes First Person To Hold Newly Established Post

Secretary-General Kofi Annan this afternoon announced the appointment of Louise Fréchette of Canada as his Deputy Secretary-General, the first person to hold the post since it was established by the General Assembly last month. She is due to assume her new responsibilities at the end of February 1998.

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SC/6465

CHALLENGE OF CRISES IN AFRICA DOMINATES SECURITY COUNCIL WORK IN 1997

On 25 September 1997, the Security Council held the third ministerial- level meeting convened in its history, providing a high-level forum for discussion of the situation in Africa, in a year when events in that continent were a major focus of its work.

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SG/SM/6432

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST IN FEBRUARY

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SC/6464

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES LIST OF JUNTA MEMBERS AFFECTED BY SANCTIONS