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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF NIGERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

PROCESS LEADING TO IRAQ’S INTERIM GOVERNMENT COMPLETED ‘ON TIME AND IN FULL’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Security Council on Iraq, in New York, 7 June:

Secretary-General deeply saddened at passing of ronald reagan

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

The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States of America.  He extends his sincere condolences to Mrs. Nancy Reagan, to the family of the former President, and to the Government and people of the United States.

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT NEWS OF RELEASE OF 16 AID WORKERS IN DARFUR, SUDAN

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATHS OF TWO UN PEACEKEEPERS

IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

in message to geneva conference on needs of palestine refugees, Secretary-General

appeals for reinforcement of partnerships with UNRWA

sudan peace process has entered crucial, decisive phase,

secretary-general tells nairobi ceremony

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, his Special Adviser, to the ceremony marking the formal launch of the final phase of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Peace Process on the Sudan, in Nairobi on 5 June:

WORKSHOP examining establishment of mechanism for global assessment

of marine environment to convene at un headquarters, 7 - 11 JUNE

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