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SG/SM/6254
11 June 1997


Press Release
SG/SM/6254
AFR/10


SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER DETERIORATING SITUATION IN CONGO, BRAZZAVILLE

19970611 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned about the deteriorating situation in Congo, Brazzaville, and the rising human toll of this conflict.

SG/SM/6252
10 June 1997


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SG/SM/6252


SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS DISARMAMENT BOARD TO EXPLORE SECURITY CHALLENGES OF TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, RE-EVALUATE UNITED NATIONS ROLE

19970610 ADVANCE TEXT

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters at Headquarters today:

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to New York for this twenty-ninth session of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.

SG/SM/6253
10 June 1997


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SG/SM/6253
POP/648


SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES 1997 LAUREATES AT UN POPULATION AWARD CEREMONY

19970610 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Elizabeth Aguirre de Calderon Sol from El Salvador, Toshio Kuroda from Japan, Mechai Viravaidya from Thailand Winners of 1997 Award

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the 1997 United Nations Population Award Ceremony, at Headquarters today: