Secretary-General invokes individual humanity of refugees

at anniversary dinner in his honour

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the twenty-fifth anniversary dinner of Refugees International in McLean, Virginia, yesterday, 4 May:

Thank you, Nane.  As you say, it is indeed hard to imagine what it is like to be a refugee.

To help world's troubled oceans, deeper problems must be addressed, fao says

Poverty, Hunger Hinder Efforts to Promote Sustainable Use of Marine Resources

(Reissued as received.)

Wealth, poverty continue to coexist in Europe, FAO chief says

Around 5 Per Cent of Europe's Population Affected by Food Insecurity

(Reissued as received.)

UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS VISITS COLOMBIA

BOGOTA, 5 May (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, begins an official visit to Colombia today.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT CALLS ON COALITION AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW

 

IRAQI DETAINEES TO CHALLENGE LAWFULNESS OF DETENTION

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GENEVA, 5 May (UN Information Service) –- The Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on arbitrary detention of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Leïla Zerrougui, issued the following statement today:

Press Conference by Middle East Quartet (russian federation, united states,

european union, united nations), New York, 4 May 2004

The Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for waiting.  Let me now read you what the Quartet has agreed:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CONSULTATION ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT, STRESSES LEARNING FROM CHILDHOOD TO UNIVERSITY

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the International Consultation on Education for Sustainable Development, in Göteborg, Sweden, from 4 to 7 May:

The subject of your meeting is one that should deeply concern us all:  the future of our one and only planet.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UN, EUROPEAN UNION NATURAL PARTNERS

IN MULTILATERAL SYSTEM AS EUROPE CELEBRATES ENLARGEMENT

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of European Union enlargement, delivered in New York, yesterday, 3 May, by Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Public Information and Communications:

press statement on ethiopia, eritrea by Security Council president

The following is the text of a statement to the press on the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea by the President of the Security Council, Munir Akram (Pakistan):

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS FOUR INDIVIDUALS, CORRECTS SPELLING

OF NAMES IN AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 3 May 2004 approved the addition of four individuals and on 30 April 2004 the correction of the spelling of two names in the Al-Qaida section of its consolidated list (the additions have been underlined in the entry below whereas the deletions appears as strikethrough text).