Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Annan travelled to Philadelphia on the morning of Monday, 30 April, where the Secretary-General was the keynote speaker at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York for Nigeria on Saturday, 21 April.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS NEW US DEFENCE POLICY, INCLUDING PLANS FOR MISSILE

DEFENCES, IMPACTS ON GLOBAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC STABILITY

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

FREE PRESS CAN ACT AS VOICE OF PEOPLE AGAINST TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Press Freedom Day, which is observed on 3 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ISRAELI MEASURES IN PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES,

BUT SAYS DECISIVE ASPECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTATION

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ECOSOC AND BRETTON WOODS BODIES TO KEEP NEEDS

AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE POOR AT TOP OF THEIR AGENDA

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's address to the fourth meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Bretton Woods institutions, held today at Headquarters:

Committee on Information

Twenty-third Session

2^nd Meeting (AM)

BRIDGING DIGITAL DIVIDE BETWEEN INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

STRESSED IN COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION DEBATE

Bridging the digital divide between the industrialized and developing countries was the key point underscored by many speakers, as the Committee on Information continued its general debate this morning.

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

3^rd Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2002 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

DISCUSSES DRAFT PROCEDURAL RULES, PARTICIPATION ARRANGEMENTS

Economic and Social Council

Special High-level Meeting

 with Bretton Woods institutions

6^th Meeting (AM)

STABLE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT,

FOURTH JOINT ECOSOC-BRETTON WOODS MEETING TOLD

EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON MANAGING DIVERSITY IN CIVIL SERVICE

TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS 3-4 MAY

NEW YORK, 30 April (DESA) -- In the context of The Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, the Division for Public Economics and Public Administration, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), will hold an expert group meeting on Managing Diversity in the Civil Service on 3 and 4 May at Headquarters.