Statements and Messages

21 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6648
CA/16

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONSIDERS AWARD FROM GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT AS TRIBUTE TO THOSE COMMITTED TO PEACE

19980721 Following is the text of the statement made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the "Orden del Quetzal", the highest honour the Government of Guatemala could bestow on a civilian, in Guatemala City on Monday, 20 July:

I am deeply honoured to receive the "Orden del Quetzal".

21 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6646
AFR/83

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROGRAMME TO MOVE NIGERIA TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC CIVILIAN RULE

19980721 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

20 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6643
L/2891

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IS GIFT OF HOPE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

19980720 Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement at the ceremony held at Campidoglio on Saturday, 18 July, celebrating the adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court at a United Nations Diplomatic Conference, which concluded in Rome the previous day:

This is indeed a historic moment.

20 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6644

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SYMPATHY TO PEOPLE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

19980720

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

17 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6642

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S TRIBUTE TO MAHBUB UL HAQ, CREATOR OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT

19980717 This is the text of a statement today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The untimely death yesterday of Mahbub ul Haq is a loss for the world, and especially for those of us who were privileged to know and work with him in the United Nations system, to which he contributed so much.

16 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6641

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEADS CASE FOR MULTILATERALISM, SAYS CHOICE BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY IS FALSE CHOICE

19980716 Buenos Aires Address Cites International Cooperation as Only Way To Progress in Meeting Cross-Boundary Challenges in Modern World

This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Argentine Council for International Relations in Buenos Aires:

15 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6640

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PROGRESS IN CAMBODIA ELECTORAL PROCESS, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER ACCESS OF OPPOSITION PARTIES TO MEDIA

19980715 Reports of 'Intimidation' Also Cited; Government Urged to Take Steps For Freedom of Assembly, Integrity of Voting, Impartiality of Officials

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

15 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6639

SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS ROLE OF SMALL COUNTRIES IN WORK OF UNITED NATIONS, NOTING CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

19980715 Address in Uruguay Cites Peacekeeping, Human Rights, Disarmament, Environment, Reform of World Organization

This is the text of an address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a joint meeting of the Uruguayan Parliament in Montevideo:

14 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6638

SECRETARY-GENERAL DESCRIBES EMERGING ERA IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS WITH GROWING ROLE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ALONGSIDE ESTABLISHED INSTITUTIONS

19980714

Statement in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Reviews Achievements Of Citizens' Groups in Wide Range of International Activities

This is the text of a statement to the parliamentary group Parlatino in Sao Paulo, Brazil, today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on "The Emerging Power of Civil Society":

13 July 1998

Press Release
SG/SM/6636

SECRETARY-GENERAL DENIES REPORTED UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN RESOLVING CONFRONTATION IN CHIAPAS

19980713 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: