FIGHTING IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE JEOPARDIZES HUMANITARIAN AID

 

NEW YORK, 4 November(UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- An eruption of fighting around the Ivorian city of Bouaké, some 300 km north of Abidjan, threatens to cut thousands of people off from urgently needed humanitarian aid.  Due to tensions across Côte d’Ivoire, United Nations humanitarian workers are suspending their activities throughout the country today.

secretary-general deeply concerned at military actions

 

violating ceasefire in Côte d’Ivoire

 

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

Secretary-General expresses concern at deteriorating situation in darfur;

 

Urges parties to respect ceasefire, sudan government to honour agreements

This is the text of a statement this evening by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

private sector should be alive to growing opportunities in Africa,

Secretary-General tells Tokyo Investment Conference

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Asia-Africa Investment and trade Conference in Tokyo, 1-2 November, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

Secretary-General condemns violence in Liberia’s Capital

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

number of darfur people in critical need of relief has risen

 

by 10 per cent, according to new United Nations report

 

Secretary-General hails decision to deploy expanded African force in Darfur

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General urges constitutional reform, disarmament in Côte d’Ivoire

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

Secretary-General says inauguration of transitional president of Somalia

is hopeful development after country’s decade of problems

 

This is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today to the inauguration in Nairobi of the President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa):

CÔTE D’IVOIRE FACES RISE IN POLIO

 

(Issued on 15 October 2004)