EDUCATION SHOULD BE AT FOREFRONT OF ALL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR AFRICA,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS

Also Addresses Issues of Peace, Democracy, HIV/AIDS, Sustainable Development

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Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a meeting with civil society leaders in Maputo, Mozambique on 29 August:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED AT SUSPENSION OF SUDAN PEACE TALKS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY DEPLORES ACTS OF VIOLENCE

IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

Also Expresses Grave Concern about Israeli Supreme Court Decisions

Authorizing Transfer of Relatives of Palestinians Accused of Organizing Attacks

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASSURES PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING ON SECURITY QUESTIONS

IN CENTRAL AFRICA OF UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN SOCIETY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS CORE CONCERN

OF JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Common Action Plan Must Be Adopted

By Governments; Should Be Reinforced with Voluntary Partnerships

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a high-level round table in Johannesburg today:

‘WE MUST ENSURE THAT WHAT WE ACHIEVE HERE OPENS AN ERA OF IMPLEMENTATION’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN JOHANNESBURG REMARKS

Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a dinner hosted by Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, in Johannesburg on 2 September:

WITH SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY, COMMITMENT, PARTNERSHIP, `WE CAN CHANGE THIS WORLD

FOR THE BETTER’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS EVENT IN SOWETO

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at an event organized by Dr. Jane Goodall in Soweto on 2 September:

‘THERE WILL BE DAYS WHEN BOLD ACTION IS CALLED FOR, AND TIME WHEN MORE NUANCED APPROACHES

ARE MORE EFFECTIVE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Civil Society Forum in Johannesburg on 2 September:

GROWING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IS ‘MOST PROMISING

PATHWAY’ IN OVERCOMING POVERTY TRAP, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Global Compact High-Level Round Table on Mobilizing Sustainable Investment in the Least Developed Countries, Johannesburg, 2 September:

UNSUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WOVEN DEEPLY INTO FABRIC OF MODERN LIFE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

‘We Can and Must Weave in New Strands of Knowledge and Cooperation’, He Adds

Following is the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 2 September: