SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS LIBERIA ‘TORN APART BY DISASTROUS CONFLICT’ FOR TOO LONG;

GHANA CONFERENCE AT LAST OFFERS HOPE FOR PEACEFUL RESOLUTION

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the opening session of the Liberian peace conference, delivered by Abou Moussa, Representative of the Secretary-General in Liberia, in Accra, Ghana, on 4 June:

PRESS STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi on the latest developments in Côte d’Ivoire and on progress made towards establishing the United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (MINUCI).

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES OPPOSITION IN ZIMBABWE TO DEMONSTRATE PEACEFULLY, GOVERNMENT TO RESPECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ASSEMBLY

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 2 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ‘GROUP OF EIGHT’, AFRICAN LEADERS

TO ADDRESS AFRICA’S FOOD SECURITY, HIV/AIDS CHALLENGES

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Group of Eight-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dinner in Evian, France, on 1 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘HEARTENED’ BY SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVAL

OF MULTINATIONAL FORCE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

ERITREA:  CEREAL AND LEGUME SEEDS TO SAVE 2003 CROP

New FAO Project Helps Drought-Affected Farmers

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 30 May (FAO) –- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping Eritrean farmers restore their productive capacity through the distribution of cereal and legume seeds for the 2003 cropping season.

AFRICAN UNION’S COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS, EFFORTS FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION

DESERVE FULLEST SUPPORT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of remarks as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the ceremony marking the fortieth anniversary of “Africa Day” in New York today:

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was delivered today by Security CouncilPresident Munir Akram (Pakistan):

The Council had a very important meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Burundi by Security CouncilPresident Munir Akram (Pakistan):

Members of the Security Council:

-- Welcome the positive developments which have taken place in Burundi and further encourage the political actors and armed groups in Burundi to opt for dialogue and to eschew violence;

UNEP HELPS SPEARHEAD GREAT APE RESCUE MISSION

‘Kano Two’ Gorillas Going Home Following

Historic Deal between Cameroon and Nigeria

LAGOS/NAIROBI, 23 May (UNEP) -- A pair of western lowland gorillas, among the rarest and most endangered species in the world, will today jet out of Nigeria to a new life after being rescued from the clutches of the illegal pet trade.