Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Ruud Lubbers

The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the death of Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
  
The Secretary-General expresses his heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Lubbers and to the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General