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59. Knowledge is the Power of Geneva, Statement at the opening ceremony
of the renovated press Room No. 1, 1 December 1998 .................................. 302
60. Reaffirming the Universality of Human Rights through the
Partnership between Governments and Civil Society, Statement at the
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, 10 December 1998 ..................................................................... 304
61. Statement at the official ceremony in honour of the President of the Swiss
Confederation Ruth Dreifuss and in commemoration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bâtiment des
Forces Motrices, 10 December 1998 ................................................................ 308
62. Dialogue and Cooperation: The Foundation of a General Assembly,
Opening Address for the Fifth General Assembly of the Students' League of
Nations, 14 December 1998 ................................................................................. 310
63. United Nations: Problems and Prospects of Global Security,
Statement for the Geneva Centre for Security Policy's Special Course.
“Security Challenges at the Turn of the Millennium”, Institut Henri Dunant,
Geneva, 14 January 1999 ....................................................................................... 316
64. Statement on the occasion of the “Scourge of Hyacinths” Opera, Bâtiment
des Forces Motrices, 17 January 1999 .............................................................. 334
65. Statement for the opening of the exhibit "Le Palais Wilson au Palais des
Nations”, 19 January-26 March 1999 ................................................................. 336
66. Message to the Business Humanitarian Forum (including the message
from the UN Secretary-General on the same occasion), Geneva,
27 January 1999........................................................................................................ 338
67. UN Humanitarian Response to Conflicts and Complex Emergencies,
Opening Address for “UN Day” at the International Diploma in
Humanitarian Assistance Course, Palais des Nations, 19 February 1999 .. 341
68. Geneva International: Retrospect and Prospect. Speech, on the
occasion of the Celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the Decision to
Declare Geneva the Seat of the League of Nations (29 April 1919), UNOG
Library, 23 April 1999 ............................................................................................ 346
69. Geneva International: Triangle of Peace-Building and Crisis
Prevention, Press Conference Statement, 23 April 1999 ............................. 350
70. For the Enhancement of a Mutually Enriching Partnership in Both
Qualitative and Quantitative Terms between the United Nations and
Switzerland, Welcoming Address before the Swiss President and a
Delegation of Swiss Diplomats, Palais des Nations, 26 August 1999 .......... 354
71. Towards a Society for all Ages – from Words to Deeds, Statement on
the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons and the culmination
of the International Year of Older Persons, 2 October 1999 ........................ 358