Statements and Messages


SG/SM/6483
12 March 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6483
WOM/1047


SECRETARY-GENERAL CITES UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN HIGHLIGHTING EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AS MEANS OF EMPOWERING WHOLE NATION

19980312 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, delivered in Washington, D.C., on 11 March:

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

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March:

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

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March: