AT OPENING OF INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

PROSPECTS FOR RECONCILIATION NEVER SO GOOD

(Originally delivered in French.)

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the opening of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, Addis Ababa, 15 October:

It is with great pleasure that I send to you my warmest greetings on the occasion of the opening of this Inter-Congolese Dialogue.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR FREE, FAIR AND PEACEFUL ELECTION

IN GAMBIA; SENDS SPECIAL ENVOY TO REAFFIRM UN COMMITMENT

      This is text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

PRESS STATEMENT ON ANGOLA BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s statement on Angola by Richard Ryan (Ireland), President of the Security Council:

Council members received an extensive briefing from Under-Secretary-General Gambari on the work of the United Nations Office in Angola (UNOA).  They concurred with the Secretary-General’s recommendation that the mandate of the Office be extended for a further six months.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ‘SPIRIT OF OPENNESS, TOLERANCE’ AS CÔTE D’IVOIRE

FORUM FOR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION OPENS

Following is the text of the message (originally delivered in French, on his behalf by Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahima Fall) of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Forum for National Reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire:

PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s statement on the situation in Burundi by the President of the Security Council, Richard Ryan (Ireland):

Members of the Security Council heard a briefing by Under-Secretary-General [Kieran] Prendergast of the Department of Political Affairs regarding the situation in Burundi.

SECRETARY-GENERAL LOOKS FORWARD TO CONVENING OF PROPOSED SUMMIT

OF LEADERS OF GUINEA, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE

Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

FOLLOWING MEETING OF PRESIDENTS KAGAME, KABILA, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON BOTH

LEADERS TO STOP ONGOING FIGHTING IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

UNFPA PRAISES CANADA’S SUPPORT TO EQUIP 900 COMMUNITY CLINICS,

FIGHT HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA

NEW YORK, 1 August (UNFPA) -– The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has welcomed the decision of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to grant 10 million Canadian dollars (about US $6.6 million) over two years to expand Fund-supported reproductive health services and HIV/AIDS prevention initiatives in Nigeria.

AFRICAN FORUM 2001 TO FOCUS ON DEFINING PRIORITIES FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION

(Reissued as received.)

ADDIS ABABA, 27 July (UN Information Service) -- The third African Development Forum (ADF 2001) organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will take place from 9 to 13 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration".

PEACE PROCESS IN DRC NOT YET IRREVERSIBLE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 24 July: