Press Release

SECRETARY-GENERAL DELIGHTED BY ADOPTION OF RED CRYSTAL EMBLEM

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED BY WORSENING DARFUR SITUATION

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT WAVE OF KIDNAPPINGS IN IRAQ

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS PRIME MINISTER BLAIR ON ‘STATESMAN OF DECADE’ AWARD

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message for the East-West Institute “Statesman of the Decade” award to Prime Minister Tony Blair in London yesterday, 7 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISAPPOINTED NO AGREEMENT REACHED IN LEGAL COMMITTEE

ON COMPREHENSIVE TERRORISM CONVENTION

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALICIA BÁRCENA IBARRA OF MEXICO AS ASSISTANT

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO POST OF DEPUTY CHEF DE CABINET

Second Meeting of States Parties

to Convention on Migrant Workers

2^nd Meeting (AM)

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON MIGRANT WORKERS’ RIGHTS

ELECTS OFFICERS, FIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Number of Migrant Workers Currently Estimated at over 185 Million Worldwide

NEW PROTOCOL EXPANDS PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS

IN AREAS OTHER THAN PEACEKEEPING

Sixtieth General Assembly

Plenary

61^st & 62^nd Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS PROTOCOL EXPANDING LEGAL PROTECTION FOR WORKERS

PROVIDING EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN AID, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AWARD TO NGO ‘GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST POVERTY’ IS WELCOME RECOGNITION

OF IMPORTANT ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL