Press Release SG/SM/7869 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT STAFF SECURITY SUMMIT, URGES STATES TO RATIFY
TREATY ON SAFETY OF UNITED NATIONS AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL
Statement Deplores Deaths Since 1992 of Hundreds of Peacekeepers
And 200 Civilians; Says Violence Must Not Be Allowed to Deter ‘Noble Calling’
This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a summit meeting at Headquarters on the Security of International Staff: