‘literacy is at the heart of sustainable development’,

 

Secretary-General says in literacy day message

 

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Literacy Day, observed 8 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL RETURNING TO NEW YORK TO SUPPORT

EFFORTS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL SUMMIT

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

PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s statement to the press by Security Council President Kenzo Oshima ( Japan):

Security Council

5252^nd Meeting (PM)

IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, SECURITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGES ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

OF BURUNDI , COMMENDS ‘SPIRIT OF PEACE AND DIALOGUE’ OF COUNTRY’S PEOPLE

HURRICANE KATRINA -- INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR WORST

(Reissued as received.)

STATEMENT BY BUREAU OF COMMITTEE ON PALESTINIAN RIGHTS

CONCERNING REMOVAL OF ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS

On 30 August 2005, the Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People issued the following statement:

$88 MILLION NEEDED TO AVERT FOOD INSECURITY IN MALAWI

GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 30 August (OCHA) -- The United Nations today launched a Flash Appeal for nearly $88 million for Malawi, where at least 4.2 million people -- 34 per cent of the total population -- are currently threatened by acute food insecurity.

Early in the morning of Tuesday, 23 August, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, accompanied by his wife Nane, arrived in Zinder, Niger, for a two-day visit to the country.

IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

FOR REDOUBLING OF EFFORTS TO TURN BEIJING COMMITMENT INTO REALITY

Secretary-General welcomes completion of iraq’s new constitution,

 

urges parties to continue inclusive process

The following statement was issued on Sunday, 28 August, by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: