Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, delivered this morning:
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Council Briefed by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
The elimination of humanitarian crises should be viewed as a priority, and required enhanced efforts to address the root causes of conflicts, the fifty-third annual Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)Conference was told this afternoon.
The Committee on Relations with the Host Country met this morning at the request of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to discuss the subject of entry visas for the Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, which is to be held at Headquarters from 30 August to 1 September 2000.
Following is the statement by General Assembly Vice-President Arthur Mbanefo, Permanent Representative of Nigeria, to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders, delivered on 28 August:
The United Nations Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries begins its twentieth session today at Headquarters, under the direction of the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans opening address to the fifty-third annual DPI/NGO Conference, delivered this morning:
Following is the text of the message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the President of Somalia, delivered on the Secretary-Generals behalf by his Representative for Somalia, David Stephen in Djibouti on 27 August:
