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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT ON DECOMMISSIONING OF IRA WEAPONS

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

UNITED NATIONS ASSESSES THREAT OF DAM COLLAPSE IN CAMEROON

NEW YORK, 27 September (OCHA) -- The United Nations has dispatched a team of experts to Lake Nyos, in Cameroon’s Northwest province, following reports that a natural dam on the lake could potentially collapse.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan travelled to Washington, D.C., early on Friday, 23 September, where he attended a forum on the theme, “Africa Matters”, at the Congressional Black Caucus.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN DAY OF OLDER PERSONS MESSAGE, STRESSES NEED TO INTEGRATE

GENDER, AGE PERSPECTIVES INTO POVERTY ERADICATION EFFORTS

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

STRONG LEADERSHIP, SPIRIT OF COOPERATION REQUIRED TO TACKLE GLOBAL DISARMAMENT,

NON-PROLIFERATION CHALLENGES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS IAEA CONFERENCE

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF LEBANESE JOURNALIST, SAYS

SUCH CALLOUS ACTS ‘PATTERN OF ONSLAUGHT’ AGAINST LEBANESE, DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, 25 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ALARMED BY ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE

BETWEEN ISRAEL , ARMED PALESTINIAN FACTIONS

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday, 24 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HAILE MENKERIOS OF ERITREA AS DEPUTY

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Round-up of Session

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF CONCLUDES SIXTEENTH SESSION

NEW REPORT:  CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE COULD PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN COMBATING

CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT ONLY IF KEY CONSTRAINTS ARE ADDRESSED

Assessment by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Finalized Today