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KOSOVO’S LEADERS MUST WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER TO RESTORE

CALM, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo today:

AS PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT HOLDS INAUGURAL MEETING, SECRETARY-GENERAL

OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS, UN ASSISTANCE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the inaugural meeting of the Pan African Parliament of the African Union, delivered by Tuliameni Kalomoh, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Addis Ababa, 18 March:

CYPRUS TALKS WILL CONTINUE 24 MARCH AT BÜRGENSTOCK, SWITZERLAND

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

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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS 10 INDIVIDUALS TO AL-QAIDA

SECTION OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 17 March 2004 added the names of 10 individuals to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

4. *Name: 1: ABD AL HAFIZ 2:  ABD AL WAHAB 3: na 4: na

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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES LIST OF NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

IMPOSED BY PARAGRAPH 4 OF SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1521 (2003)

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, today, 16 March 2004, approved the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003).

Human Rights Committee                                     

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AT CORE OF ALL RELIGIONS ARE VALUES OF COMPASSION, DECENCY, RESPECT FOR OTHERS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT LECTURE BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

Following is the text of introductory remarks by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan at the lecture on “God’s Word and World Politics” by Archbishop Desmond Tutu today:

Archbishop Tutu, let me say how wonderful it is to have you here.