Secretary-General, in message to conference on cooperation with west African

children, hails education as building block, catalyst for development

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the conference:  “From war to classroom.  From crisis to recovery.  Italian cooperation for West African children”, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, today 19 November:

GREAT LAKES REGION WITNESSING GLIMMER OF HOPE AS LEADERS MAKE STRATEGIC DECISION

TO PURSUE PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN TANZANIA

Following is the address delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Conference on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region, taking place in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania:

Secretary-General ‘absolutely outraged’ by gross misconduct

by peacekeeping personnel in Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), issued today in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania:

Biographical Note

RossMountain appointed Deputy Special Representative of Secretary-General

 

for Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Sudan grave challenge not only to Africa, ‘but to all humanity’,

 

says Secretary-General to Nairobi Security Council meeting

The following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on the Sudan, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 18 November:

I first would like to thank our distinguished President, Ambassador John Danforth.  It is because of his initiative that we are here.

Secretary-General calls for steps to unleash Africa’s productive energies,

 

in message on Africa Industrialization Day

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Industrialization Day, observed on 20 November:

The theme of this year’s observance of Africa Industrialization Day is “Strengthening Productive Capacity for Poverty Reduction within the Framework of NEPAD”.

Secretary-General deeply regrets loss of life in wake of violence in Côte d’Ivoire

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

Secretary-General welcomes signing of protocols on improvement

 

of humanitarian, security situations in darfur, sudan

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

UNITED NATIONS ASSESSES URANIUM MINE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 9 November (OCHA) -- A United Nations assessment at the Shinkolobwe Uranium Mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found high risks of mine collapse and potential chronic exposure to ionising radiation, and concluded that the mine must remain closed.  The assessment followed an earlier mine collapse in July 2004 that killed eight people.

Secretary-General condemns attacks in Côte d’Ivoire,

 

calls for resumed dialogue, return to peace process

 

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