Statements and Messages
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SG/SM/6343
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OVER FURTHER MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS IN ALGERIA
19970930The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has learned with shock and outrage of further brutal massacres in Algeria in recent days in which numerous innocent civilians, including several women and children, were savagely killed.
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SG/SM/6341
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SG/SM/6339
OBV/11
PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PERSONS MUST BE INTEGRAL PART OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS
19970929 ADVANCE TEXT Message for International Day of Older Persons Also Stresses Importance of Ensuring Economic Security for Older WomenFollowing is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October:
Press Release
SG/SM/6338
DC/2591
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SG/SM/6337
SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA
19970925 The following statement was issued this evening by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his meeting with the President of Colombia, Ernesto Samper Pizano:
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SG/SM/6335
SC/6421
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS BEST WAY OF ENSURING PEACE IN AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT SECURITY COUNCIL MINISTERIAL MEETING
19970925 Calling for Greater Assistance, Says Development Not Possible without Peace; Peace Note Durable without DevelopmentFollowing is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement delivered this morning at the Security Council's ministerial meeting on the situation in Africa:
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SG/SM/6336
UNITED NATIONS REFORM WILL GIVE PRIORITY, RESOURCES TO DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS NON-ALIGNED FOREIGN MINISTERS
19970925 Following is the text of a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a meeting today of the Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement:
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SG/SM/6334
GA/9304
'LET THIS BE THE REFORM ASSEMBLY', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSING FIFTY-SECOND SESSION
19970922 Kofi Annan Calls on 'Some of You' to Comply with Legal Obligations And Pay Arrears; Calls on 'All of You' to Move Expeditiously on Reform PackageFollowing is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, as he introduced his annual report on the work of the Organization to the General Assembly this morning:
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SG/SM/6333
SECRETARY-GENERAL, THANKING TED TURNER FOR $1 BILLION CONTRIBUTION, SAYS 'HE HAS SHOWN THE WAY' FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE DIFFERENCE
19970919The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: