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SG/SM/6568

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ARMED ATTACK AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN ANGOLA

20 May 1998


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SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS ARMED ATTACK AGAINST UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL IN ANGOLA

19980520 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday's armed attack against United Nations personnel in Angola, in which one local interpreter was killed and several people were wounded.

SG/SM/6563

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS REWARD OF WORKING IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY IS KNOWING ONE PERSON 'CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE'

18 May 1998


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SG/SM/6563


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS REWARD OF WORKING IN SERVICE OF HUMANITY IS KNOWING ONE PERSON 'CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE'

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY In Commencement Address at Macalester College, Kofi Annan Tells Members of Class of '98 to 'Go out and Make Your Difference in This World'

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's commencement address at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, on 17 May:

SG/SM/6564

GREATEST THREAT TO GLOBAL UNITY IS 'THAT WE FAIL TO SEE BEYOND OURSELVES', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

18 May 1998


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SG/SM/6564


GREATEST THREAT TO GLOBAL UNITY IS 'THAT WE FAIL TO SEE BEYOND OURSELVES', SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

19980518 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Kofi Annan Stresses Most of Today's Major Problems Cannot be Addressed by Any Single Nation Acting Alone

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the Cleveland Council on Foreign Relations, in Cleveland, Ohio, today:

SG/SM/6561

IN MESSAGE ON OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF OCEANS

13 May 1998


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IN MESSAGE ON OCCASION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF OCEANS

19980513 ADVANCE RELEASE

The theme for this year's World Environment Day, "For Life on Earth: Save Our Seas", is an appeal to each and every one of us to protect and focus our attention on one of our planet's most valuable resources: the oceans.