Statements and Messages

19 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6401
PI/1042

POWER OF TELEVISION SHOULD BE 'PARTNER' IN PURSUIT OF BETTER FUTURE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO WORLD TELEVISION FORUM

19971119 Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the second United Nations World Television Forum, held at Headquarters on 19 November:

19 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6400
OBV/21

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN WORLD AIDS DAY MESSAGE, STRESSES NEED FOR PROGRAMMES TO HELP CHILD VICTIMS

19971119 One Million under Age of 15 Living with HIV; Response So Far 'Inadequate'

This is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World AIDS Day, Monday, 1 December:

World AIDS Day is both a solemn observance and a call to action.

18 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6399
AFG/75

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN ABOUT REPORTS OF MASS GRAVES IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN

19971118 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

17 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6396

SECRETARY-GENERAL, 'SHOCKED AND APPALLED', CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN EGYPT

19971117 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

17 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6397

17 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6398
PKO/64

USE OF PEACE-KEEPING MUST BE CREDIBLE AND LEGITIMATE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PEACE-KEEPING SEMINAR

19971117

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the seminar "Adapting to a Changing World: Recent Lessons from United Nations Peace-keeping Operations", organized by the Government of Denmark and held in New York, on 17 November:

14 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6393

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, ON 14 NOVEMBER

19971114

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's good to see you again. But first, I have two announcements to make.

14 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6394

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES 'DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONCERN' AT US CONGRESS' FAILURE TO ACT ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FUND OVERDUE US PAYMENTS TO UN

19971114 The following statement was made to correspondents this afternoon by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

13 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6392

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH IRAQ'S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EXPRESSES REGRET AT FAILURE OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORT

19971113

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

The Secretary-General met with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq this morning at 10 a.m.

12 November 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6390
UNEP/17*

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES 'UNSTINTING COMMITMENT' OF BARBARA PYLE, AS HE AWARDS 1997 UNEP SASAKAWA ENVIRONMENT PRIZE

19971112 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's statement, as he awarded the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sasakawa Environment Prize to Barbara Pyle in New York on 12 November: