Statements and Messages

30 May 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6244
WHO/2

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO FIGHT TOBACCO ADDICTION, IN 'WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY' MESSAGE

19970530 Seeks Smoke-Free United Nations by End of Year

Following is a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day (31 May 1997):

27 May 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6241

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER COUP IN SIERRA LEONE; CONDEMNS TREATMENT OF UN STAFF, LOOTING OF UN OFFICES

19970527 The following statement was issued on Sunday, 25 May by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

27 May 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6242
WOM/972

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF UNITED NATIONS, TO SPREAD KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ORGANIZATION

19970527 Kofi Annan Says End Product of Reform Should Be Restoration Of Confidence in Organization and Its Capacity To Do What World Needs It To Do

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the meeting of the International Women's Forum at Headquarters today:

12 May 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6233

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SHOCK AT TRAGIC LOSS OF LIVES IN IRAN

19970512 The following statement was issued yesterday in Tokyo by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

18 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6211

REFORM DESIGNED TO MAKE UNITED NATIONS MORE EFFECTIVE, RELEVANT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS UN STAFF IN BONN

19970418 Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to staff members of United Nations agencies and programmes based at Haus Carstanjen, Bon, Germany on 18 April:

16 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6209
AFG/73

SECOND MEETING OF STATES WITH INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN HELD AT HEADQUARTERS ON 16 APRIL

19970416 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

16 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6208

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON TRANSITION ECONOMIES TO REACH CONSENSUS ON QUEST FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

19970416 In Message to International Conference in Minsk, Kofi Annan Says Subregional-Level Consensus Will Bring Dividends and Serve as Model for Others

15 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6206

UNITED NATIONS EXPRESSION OF HUMAN FAITH, CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING BONINO PRIZE

19970415 Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the Bonino Prize from the Bonino-Pulejo Foundation in Messina, Italy, on 13 April 1997:

15 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6207

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GREAT SADNESS OVER TRAGEDY IN MECCA

19970415 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

15 April 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6205

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA ON 11 APRIL

19970415

(Original in English and French.)