Statements and Messages

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6764

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN JAPAN

19981021 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today in Tokyo at the founding ceremony for the Academic Council on the United Nations System in Japan:

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6762
AFR/108

SECRETARY-GENERAL CLOSES TOKYO CONFERENCE FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SAYING AFRICA CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LONG-TERM STABILITY OF GLOBAL ECONOMY

19981021 Dialogue between Africa and Asia in Tokyo Should Lead to New View Of Development Process, New South-South Cooperation and New Partnerships

21 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6763

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED STATES ARREARS SITUATION LOOKS GRIM

19981021 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued today by his Spokesman's Office following the failure of the United States to include funding for United Nations arrears in its budget agreement:

20 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6761
AFR/107

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRINGS 'MESSAGE OF HOPE' IN ADDRESS TO TOKYO CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

19981020

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD II), delivered in Tokyo, on 21 October:

20 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6760
OBV/71

GREATEST CHALLENGE POSED BY GLOBALIZATION IS THAT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN BROADEST SENSE, SECRETARY-GENERAL STATES ON OCCASION OF UN DAY

19981020 Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October:

19 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6759

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UNITED NATIONS TAILOR-MADE FORUM FOR COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

19981019 Speaking in Orlando, Florida, Kofi Annan Says Current Crisis Rooted in Deep Social and Political Imbalances

Following is the text of a speech delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Annual Convention of the American Association of Magazine Publishers and Editors in Orlando, Florida:

19 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6757

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SHOCKED BY NIGERIAN TRAGEDY, OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES, GOVERNMENT

19981019 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

19 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6758

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN STATEMENT AT EPCOT CENTER, STRESSES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE SHAPE TO `DREAM WORLD' IN THIRD MILLENNIUM

19981019 Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Epcot Center, in Orlando, Florida, yesterday:

16 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6754

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONFIDENT THAT UNITED STATES AND UNITED NATIONS CAN FIND WAY TO MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP

19981016 In Washington Address to Empower America, Kofi Annan Says UN Offers Crucial Comparative Advantages to Member States

16 October 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6755

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES PERSONAL COURAGE, LEADERSHIP OF CO-WINNERS OF 1998 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

19981016 Kofi Annan Wishes David Trimble and John Hume Every Success as They Continue to Work for Peace in Northern Ireland

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