SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘GRAVELY CONCERNED’ OVER KILLING

 

OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN GAZA STRIP

 

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

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 3 JANUARY 2005

The Secretary-General:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a holiday in the building; it is surprising to see so many of you here this morning.

Secretary-General welcomes peace pact in senegal

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 31 December 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARK MALLOCH BROWN CHEF DE CABINET

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Mark Malloch Brown, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as his Chef de Cabinet.

‘TIME TO SHOW THAT WHEN CALAMITY STRIKES, HUMANKIND CAN UNITE’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN VIDEO MESSAGE

 

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message for events held in solidarity with those affected by the tsunami in Asia:

Dear friends,

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES 31 DECEMBER AGREEMENT BY PARTIES IN SUDAN,

LOOKS FORWARD TO SIGNING OF COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT

 

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

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

 

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JANUARY

 

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for January:

Security Council

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN January 2005

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in January, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings beginning in January:

January (1 day)

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EMERGING FROM WRECKAGE OF ASIAN TSUNAMI;

UN AGENCY EARMARKS $1 MILLION FOR NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

 

(Reissued as received.)

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 30 DECEMBER 2004

The Secretary-General: Let me thank you for coming.  This is a difficult period for all of us.