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SG/SM/7613
1 November 2000


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SG/SM/7613


SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT FLAG RAISING FOR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA, SPEAKS OF MILESTONE ON PASSAGE OF BALKANS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY

20001101

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the flag raising ceremony for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, upon its admission to the United Nations:

SG/SM/7611
31 October 2000


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SG/SM/7611


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR ‘FULL, IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION’ OF SHARM EL-SHEIKH UNDERSTANDINGS

20001031

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

The Secretary-General is increasingly concerned at the continuing wave of violence in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. He is dismayed by the ongoing loss of innocent lives.

SG/SM/7609
30 October 2000


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SG/SM/7609


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS KOSOVO ELECTIONS ‘LANDMARK’, PRAISES KOUCHNER MISSION, KFOR

20001030

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

The Secretary-General was gratified that the municipal elections in Kosovo went so peacefully this weekend. They were a landmark in Kosovo’s democratic development.

SG/SM/7607
30 October 2000


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SG/SM/7607


SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY MASS GRAVE IN COTE D’IVOIRE

20001030

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is shocked by the discovery of the mass grave of more than 50 victims of post-election violence in the Côte d’Ivoire.

SG/SM/7604
26 October 2000


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SG/SM/7604


WORK OF WORLD BANK LEADER TO EASE GLOBAL POVERTY IS LAUDED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL AT NEW YORK AWARD CEREMONY

20001026

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a New York ceremony this evening to mark the presentation of the United Nations Association-USA award for global leadership to James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank: