SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES OPPOSITION IN ZIMBABWE TO DEMONSTRATE PEACEFULLY, GOVERNMENT TO RESPECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ASSEMBLY

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 2 June:

PRESS STATEMENT ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement on Côte d’Ivoire was delivered today by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Members of the Security Council were briefed by Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi on the latest developments in Côte d’Ivoire and on progress made towards establishing the United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (MINUCI).

BSE CASE IN CANADA SHOULD NOT CAUSE PANIC

Surveillance, Diagnosis Programmes

Working –- FAO Urges All Countries to Check for BSE

(Reissued as received.)

Rome, 3 June (FAO) -- The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in Canada proves that active surveillance and diagnosis programmes are working, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today.

UNEP TARGETS RETAIL AND FASHION INDUSTRY AS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS

TO PROMOTE ‘COOL’ GREEN LIFESTYLES

(Reissued as received.)

BRUSSELS/PARIS/NAIROBI, 2 June (UNEP) -- From the catwalk to the consumer, the world's leading fashion designers and retail giants could play a major role in saving the planet.

NEW INITIATIVE TO COMBAT GROWING GLOBAL MENACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME

UNEP Launches 'Green Customs' Project to Help Customs Officers

Beat Illegal Trade in Chemicals, Hazardous Wastes, Endangered Species

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘WORRIED’ BY CONTINUED DETENTION OF NATIONAL LEAGUE

FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS IN MYANMAR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘HEARTENED’ BY SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVAL

OF MULTINATIONAL FORCE FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ‘GROUP OF EIGHT’, AFRICAN LEADERS

TO ADDRESS AFRICA’S FOOD SECURITY, HIV/AIDS CHALLENGES

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Group of Eight-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dinner in Evian, France, on 1 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ‘GROUP OF EIGHT’ LEADERS TO SUPPORT ACTION TO ATTAIN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals at the Group of Eight Summit (afternoon working session) in Evian, France, on 1 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION IN MYANMAR, RENEWS CALL FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY

The following statement on Myanmar was issued on 31 May by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: