MARKING AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

STRESSES ROLE OF NEW INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

The following is the text of a message by Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly, on the occasion of Africa Industrialization Day:  New Information and Communication Technologies, tomorrow, 20 November 2002:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGES SUDANESE PARTIES TO PRESS AHEAD WITH PEACE TALKS

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 16 November, in Geneva by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan this morning telephoned the President of the Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, and John Garang, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, to convey his encouragement for the current peace talks going on in Kenya.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES A PRIORITY

FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN FOLLOWING HIS GENEVA MEETING

WITH PRESIDENTS OF CAMEROON, NIGERIA

The following is the text of a communiqué which was read by the Secretary-General following his meetings in Geneva with President Paul Biya of Cameroon and President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, on the 10 October 2002 ruling of the International Court of Justice:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR CONTINUED HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SOUTHERN

AFRICA; EXPRESSES PARTICULAR CONCERN ABOUT ZIMBABWE

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

The Secretary-General expresses his grave concern about the humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa.  He appeals to the international community to continue to provide additional assistance.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT

POST-CONFLICT PEACE-BUILDING IN SIERRA LEONE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Consultative Group Meeting for Sierra Leone, delivered by Hédi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Paris, 13 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEET WITH PRESIDENTS OF CAMEROON, NIGERIA

ON 15 NOVEMBER IN GENEVA

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

Following his statement on 1 November 2002, the Secretary-General wrote to President Paul Biya of Cameroon and President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria on

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security Council President Zhang Yishan (China):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Tuliameni Kalomoh on the latest developments in the Central African Republic.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL INVITES PRESIDENTS OF CAMEROON, NIGERIA TO MEET

FOLLOWING WORLD COURT JUDGMENT ON BORDER DISPUTE

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

The Secretary-General has remained in contact with the Presidents of Cameroon and Nigeria following their meeting in Paris on 5 September, and subsequent to the judgment delivered by the International Court of Justice on