Africa

UN EXPERT DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DARFUR

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GENEVA, 27 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, is deeply concerned about the situation of human rights defenders in the Sudan and particularly those working in the Darfur region. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN POLITICAL, POWER-SHARING AGREEMENTS

AS ‘MAJOR STEP FORWARD’, URGES PROGRESS ON DARFUR

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO AFRICA DAY CEREMONY, CALLS

FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO SOLVE AFRICA’S PROBLEMS

Following are the remarks delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a Headquarters ceremony for Africa Day:

AFRICAN UNION’S PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL POWERFUL TOOL FOR CONFLICT

PREVENTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT INAUGURATION CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the official ceremony marking the inauguration of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in Addis Ababa today:

celebrating africa day, speakers applaud steps taken to promote peace,

security, reiterate support for continent’s development

Step by step, Africa was constructing an architecture of institutions to promote peace and security on the continent, Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared this morning during a ceremony marking the forty-first anniversary of Africa Day.

AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTERS SET JULY TARGET FOR TRADE CONCESSIONS

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KAMPALA, 23 May (ECA) -– African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have ended their annual conference demanding that rich countries remove obstacles holding up international trade negotiations by July.

Disarmament workshops address issues of transparEncy,

small arms in ‘Nairobi declaration’ countries

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF STEPS

TO FACILITATE HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO DARFUR REGION

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL DECISION

TO ESTABLISH UN OPERATION IN BURUNDI

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