ICC Pays Tribute to Rwandan Victims

(Reissued as received.)

THE HAGUE, 7 April (ICC) -- Upon the occasion of the tenth Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda, the International Criminal Court held this morning a commemorative event in memory of the victims.

On behalf of the International Criminal Court the following statement was delivered by President Philippe Kirsch:

Secretary-general saddened at deaths of six un peacekeepers

in democratic republic of congo

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the death of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Secretary-General pays tribute to Rwandans for ‘remarkable resilience

and great dignity’ in recovering from genocide

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

United Nations Organizes Space Technology Workshop in Sudan

(Reissued as received.)

Press Statement on Guinea-Bissau by Security Council President

Following is today’s statement to the press on Guinea-Bissau by Security Council President Gunter Pleuger (Germany):

Members of the Security Council heard a briefing from Mr. David Stephen, Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peace-Building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) during informal consultations on 6 April 2004.

Secretary-General, UN Agency heads express deep concern

Over crisis in darfur region of sudan

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Baden, Austria, 3 April:

Secretary-General calls on Ivorian parties to implement peace agreement

‘Fully and in good faith’, as UN peacekeeping force deployed

The following message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in Abidjan:

ADDITIONAL FUNDING URGENTLY NEEDED FOR ZIMBABWE

HARARE/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 2 April (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations in Zimbabwe is urgently seeking additional funds to meet massive humanitarian needs, especially for health care, safe water, sanitation, education, and recovery at household and community levels.

UN LAUNCHES APPEAL FOR SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD

New York, 2 April (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Today, the United Nations launched a new appeal for over $30 million to provide aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad during 2004.

Because of the ongoing conflict in Darfur, some 110,000 Sudanese refugees are estimated to have fled to Chad from fighting in the Darfur region of western Sudan.