Statements and Messages

21 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6188

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ADDRESS ON 'SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UNITED NATIONS', SAYS VICTORY AGAINST APARTHEID SIGN OF HOPE FOR HUMANKIND

19970321 Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered to the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg on 21 March:

20 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6184
RD/875

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FREE OF RACISM, IN MESSAGE ON OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

19970320 Says Abuse of Internet to Promote Racism and Xenophobia 'Unprecedented Challenge' for International Community and Governments

19 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6182

SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE EXAMPLE FOR CONTINENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL UPON ARRIVING IN CAPE TOWN

19970319 Following are the remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered upon arrival in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, 19 March:

17 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6183

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON 17 MARCH

19970317

13 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6181

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY KILLING OF ISRAELI SCHOOLGIRLS, STRESSES NEED FOR RENEWED CONFIDENCE IN PEACE PROCESS

19970313 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was shocked by the news that a Jordanian soldier fired upon a group of Israeli schoolgirls, killing seven and wounding several others.

10 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6179
WOM/957

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED TO GIVE REAL MEANING TO IDEALS OF WOMEN'S EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION

19970310 Addressing Status of Women Commission, Kofi Annan Says Women's Programmes Will Be Protected in UN Reform Process

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening meeting of the forty-first session of the Commission on the Status of Women at Headquarters this morning;

10 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6180

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE FOR MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

19970310 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

7 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6178
WOM/954

GOOD MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IS NOT POSSIBLE UNLESS FULL ATTENTION IS PAID TO DIMENSION OF GENDER

19970307

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Group on Equal Rights for Women in the United Nations delivered in New York today:

Thank you for inviting me to join you in this week's celebration of International Women's Day.

7 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6177

SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS ZAIRE'S DECISION TO EXPEL INTERNATIONAL AID WORKERS

19970307 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:

6 March 1997

Press Release
SG/SM/6176
WOM/952

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED SOLIDARITY WITH WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FOR EQUAL RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT, FREEDOM AND PEACE

19970306 In Message on Occasion of International Women's Day, Kofi Annan Calls On States to Nominate Women to Preventive-Diplomacy, Peacemaking Assignments

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of International Women's Day, observed on 8 March: