Press Release SOC/4598 |
Preparatory Committee for
Second World Assembly on Ageing
1st Meeting (AM)
SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE NEW IDEAS TO CONFRONT PROBLEMS
OF POPULATION AGEING, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD
Press Release SOC/4598 |
Preparatory Committee for
Second World Assembly on Ageing
1st Meeting (AM)
SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE NEW IDEAS TO CONFRONT PROBLEMS
OF POPULATION AGEING, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD
Press Release SOC/4597 |
Commission for Social Development
Fortieth Session
11th Meeting (PM)
FOLLOWING NIGHT-LONG CONSULTATIONS, COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FAILS TO REACH AGREEMENT ON INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC POLICIES
Press Release SG/SM/8138 AFR/383 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ANGOLAN PARTIES TO USE 'NEW AND CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCES' TO ADVANCE CAUSE OF PEACE
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/8137 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT MUST MARK BREAK WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN LECTURE AT LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s 25 February lecture to the London School of Economics and Political Science entitled “From Doha to Johannesburg by Way of Monterrey: How to Achieve, and Sustain, Development in the Twenty-first Century”:
Press Release SG/SM/8136 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT IN SRI LANKA
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the ceasefire agreement signed last Friday between the Government of Sri Lanka and the “Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam” (LTTE). He congratulates the parties and the Norwegian Facilitation for this important step.
Press Release SG/SM/8135 AFR/382 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS CRITICAL TEST FOR DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
The following statement was issued on Thursday, 21 February, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/8134 AFR/381 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT REPORTS CONCERNING
MADAGASCAR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
The following statement was issued on 21 February by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General has been following very closely the situation in Madagascar since the first round of presidential elections of 16 December 2001, the results of which called for a second round.
Press Release SG/SM/8133 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS KIDNAPPING OF COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
The following statement was issued on 24 February by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General condemns the kidnapping by the FARC of presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, as a clear violation of international humanitarian law. Such violent actions undermine the forthcoming elections and intimidate the civilian population.
Press Release SG/A/788 |
WINSTON A. TUBMAN APPOINTED HEAD OF SOMALIA POLITICAL OFFICE
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has designated Winston A. Tubman as Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS). Mr. Tubman will assume his duties next month in Nairobi, Kenya, where the Office is currently located.
Press Release SC/7306 |
Security Council
4476th Meeting* (PM)
SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REITERATES CALL FOR WITHDRAWAL
OF ALL FOREIGN TROOPS FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Also Stresses Importance of Inter-Congolese Dialogue;