‘For many, suffering mental and physical illness at the same time is the rule’,

Secretary-General says in message for World Mental Health Day

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2004:

The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the co-occurrence of mental and physical illness, reflects the reality of people's experience.

Entry into force of nuclear-test-ban treaty would strengthen security of states,

 

peoples everywhere, Secretary-General says at launch of ministerial statement

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the launching of the second Joint Ministerial Statement of support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, delivered in New York today by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

The following is the text of a statement issued by the Middle East Quartet (United States, Russian Federation, European Union and United Nations), following their informal meeting at United Nations Headquarters on 22 September 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA

 

on october LAUNCH of JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM

 

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MUTUAL SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY

BETWEEN GENERATIONS NEEDED TO BUILD ‘TRULY INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIETY’

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CONSULTATIONS ON KOSOVO ‘CANDID AND CONSTRUCTIVE’,

BROAD AGREEMENT REACHED ON INTEGRATED STRATEGY

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan following consultations with key MemberStates and partner organizations in Kosovo on 20 September:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FROM DEVASTATING FLOODS

IN HAITI, URGES QUICK INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR RECOVERY

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’ SUICIDE BOMBING IN JERUSALEM, URGES

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO TAKE ‘ALL NECESSARY MEASURES’ TO END TERROR

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

Building durable peace in war-torn societies requires long-term commitment,

more resources, says Secretary-General in Security Council remarks

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Security Council debate on civilian aspects of conflict management and peace-building in New York, 22 September:

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION MAKES UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION

IN VITAL AREAS OF HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

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Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the twenty-seventh General Assembly of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), delivered in Geneva by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, on 15 September: