Statements and Messages


SG/SM/6477
5 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6477


SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY NEWS OF BOMB BLAST IN COLOMBO

19980305 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General is outraged by the news of a bomb blast today in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, which has killed and injured a large number of civilians, including children.

SG/SM/6476/Rev.1*
3 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6476/Rev.1*
WOM/1033/Rev.1*


WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANKIND, AND ACHIEVING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IS 'ADVANCEMENT OF ALL HUMANKIND', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980303 In Message for International Women's Day (8 March), Kofi Annan Calls For Urgent Action To Address Violence against Women, Women and Armed Conflict

SG/SM/6476
3 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6476
WOM/1033


WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANKIND, AND ACHIEVING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IS 'ADVANCEMENT OF ALL HUMANKIND', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980303 In Message for International Women's Day (8 March), Kofi Annan Calls For Urgent Action To Address Violence against Women, Women and Armed Conflict

SG/SM/6474
27 February 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6474


UNITED NATIONS CANNOT ACHIEVE GOALS WITHOUT 'RICH TAPESTRY' OF PARTNERSHIP, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO LIONS CLUBS

19980227 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the twentieth annual Lions Day with the United Nations, observed at Headquarters in New York on 27 February, delivered on his behalf by the Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations, Gillian Sorensen:

SG/SM/6468
17 February 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6468
IK/242


SECRETARY-GENERAL TO GO TO BAGHDAD ONCE SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS WITH PERMANENT MEMBERS OF SECURITY COUNCIL IS OVER

19980217 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement to correspondents and his response to their questions after his meeting yesterday with the Permanent Representatives of the permanent members of the Security Council concerning inspections in Iraq: