Africa

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS CRITICAL TEST FOR DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA

The following statement was issued on Thursday, 21 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE IN SUN CITY

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

ICJ REJECTS BELGIAN ARREST WARRANT FOR FOREIGN MINISTER

OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

(Reissued as received.)

THE HAGUE, 14 February (ICJ) – Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the United Nations, delivered its Judgment in the case concerning the arrest warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium).

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES TOGOLESE PARTIES TO RETURN TO LOMÉ AGREEMENT CONSENSUS

The following statement, originally issued in French on 12 February, was issued by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY UPSURGE OF FIGHTING IN LIBERIA;

APPEALS FOR HALT TO VIOLENCE, DIALOGUE

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

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent upsurge of fighting in Liberia.  It can only bring more suffering to innocent people who have yet to recover from the desolation caused by previous wars.

UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO VISIT ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

All 15 member of the United Nations Security Council will travel to Ethiopia and Eritrea from 20-25 February to address the peace process between the two neighbouring countries and to discuss with the parties the further implementation of their agreements, signed in Algiers in 2000.

The delegation will be headed by Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby of Norway.

ADDRESSING SECURITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SUGGESTS NATIONAL

RECONCILIATION, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATROCITIES BE IN UN MANDATES

Following is the statement delivered today by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette to the open meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa:

AFRICAN NGOS CREATE REGIONAL NETWORK TO IMPROVE INTERACTION WITH UNITED NATIONS

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PUT UN ASSETS ‘TO FULL USE’ IN ASSISTING GOVERNMENTS

OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, CONCERNING VOLCANIC ERUPTION

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES COMPLETION OF SIERRA LEONE DISARMAMENT PROCESS,

STRESSES CRUCIAL TASKS REMAINING

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