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JUAN GABRIEL VALDES APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

AND HEAD OF UN MISSION IN HAITI

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Juan Gabriel Valdes of Chile as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).  Ambassador Valdes will take up his position in August 2004.

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES PEACEFUL ATTITUDE DURING BOLIVIA’S UPCOMING REFERENDUM

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

The Secretary-General is following with great interest the upcoming referendum on 18 July 2004 concerning the abrogation of the national hydrocarbons law, as well as the key principles for the management of the gas sector in the future.

Secretary-General, in bangkok remarks, praises thailand’s

‘remarkable success’ in reaching anti-poverty goals

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks on receiving the Thailand Millennium Development Goals Report from the Prime Minister of Thailand in Bangkok, 13 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES FULL SUPPORT FOR TERJE ROED-LARSEN,

SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE

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

JUAN E. MÉNDEZ OF ARGENTINA APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVISER ON PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Juan Méndez of Argentina as his Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.

Biographical Note

Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan appointed Special Representative for Iraq

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan as his Special Representative for Iraq.

Mr.Qazi’s appointment as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General comes after a long and distinguished career with the Pakistani diplomatic service.

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MAJOR-GENERAL RAJENDER SINGH APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

The Secretary-General has appointed Major-General Rajender Singh of India as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by 19 July 2004.

SECRETARY-GENERAL THANKS BANGKOK UNITED NATIONS STAFF

FOR COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL MISSION

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Bangkok United Nations staff in Bangkok, 12 July:

It is a great pleasure to be here in Bangkok and to see the UN family here together.  Since I was last here in February 2000, a lot has happened internationally, and within the United Nations.

STRONGER LEADERSHIP NEEDED AT EVERY LEVEL IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDRESS TO BANGKOK CONFERENCE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, 11 July:

ASIA-PACIFIC’S IMPRESSIVE ANTI-POVERTY GAINS COULD BE REVERSED BY HIV/AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BANGKOK MINISTERIAL MEETING

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Meeting on HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, 11 July:

I am glad to meet with you at this critical juncture in the fight against AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region.