FORTY-SIX WOMEN TREATED FOR OBSTETRIC FISTULA ON FIRST DAY,

 

AS UNFPA-LED SURGICAL EFFORT BEGINS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

 

Hundreds More to Get Treatment During ‘Fistula Fortnight’

(Reissued as received.)

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST IMMEDIATELY FIND WAY TO HALT KILLING

IN DARFUR, SUDAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

 

Following is the text of today’s statement to the Security Council by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

I am very pleased that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, is with us today, to present the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED OVER DETERIORATING SECURITY IN TOGO,

CALLS FOR RESTRAINT, PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO CRISIS

 

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 12 February:

LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE UNDER WAY IN ITURI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

OF CONGO, SAYS UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR

 

BUNIA, 8 February (OCHA) -- Humanitarian organizations have begun the delivery of much-needed emergency assistance to the survivors of an attack on Tché, District of Ituri.  Over 10,000 people are now gathered in the area, seeking protection from further attacks by FNI militia.

PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Joël W. Adechi (Benin), President of the Security Council:

FOLLOWING DEATH OF TOGO’S PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TRANSFER

OF POWER SHOULD BE PEACEFUL, CONSISTENT WITH CONSTITUTION

 

The following statement was issued Saturday, 5 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General expressed his deep sorrow upon learning of the sudden death today of President Gnassingbe Eyadema of the Republic of Togo.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED TOGO’S POWER TRANSFER NOT DONE

‘IN FULL RESPECT’ OF CONSTITUTION

The Secretary-General is concerned that the transfer of power that has taken place in Togo following the death of President Eyadema has not been done in full respect of the provisions of the Constitution.

The Secretary-General re-emphasizes the need for constitutionality and respect for the rule of law.

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FORESTS CENTRAL TO ANTI-POVERTY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO BRAZZAVILLESUMMIT

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES QUICK ACTION TO PRESERVE ‘PRICELESS TREASURE’

OF AFRICAN ROCK ART, IN VIDEO MESSAGE

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message for the Trust for African Rock Art:

those responsible for darfur crimes must be held accountable, Secretary-General

 

says as he transmits commission of inquiry report to Security Council

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur issued today in New York: