TAD/1838
5 February 1997
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General Nitin Desai, to the high-level segment of the nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which is meeting in Nairobi from 5 to 7 February:
The Secretary-General learned with regret of the mid-air collision of two Israeli transport helicopters over northern Israel tonight, with loss of over 70 lives.