UNITED
NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATEMENT
BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HAN SEUNG-SOO ON THE EARTHQUAKES IN AFGHANISTAN
26 March 2002
General Assembly President
Han Seung-soo was deeply saddened to learn of the devastating earthquakes
which struck northern Afghanistan Monday and Tuesday. While reports on
the number of casualties are still sketchy, the President fears that this
long-suffering nation will have yet another heavy burden to bear. It is
doubly tragic that this natural disaster should hit a country that is
finally experiencing a measure of peace and where children have just returned
to school. The President hopes that the international community will act
fast to bring relief assistance to the injured and to the many that have
suddenly become homeless.