SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES REGRET REGARDING DECISION OF HIGH COMMISSIONER

FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NOT TO SEEK SECOND TERM

Following is a statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding Ms. Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS DIGITAL DIVIDE

Following is the text of remarks made on Saturday, 17 March, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a Confederation of Indian Industry session on closing the digital divide in Hyderabad, India:

Let me first start by thanking you for the warm welcome you have extended to me, to my wife, and to my entire delegation.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Kathmandu in the evening of Monday, 12 March.

MAJOR CHALLENGE:  HOW TO MAKE CIVILIZATION WORK FOR WORLD’S PEOPLE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FEDERATION

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi on 15 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES INDIA’S PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS

IN REMARKS AT NEW DELHI TRAINING CENTRE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the United Services Institution of India in New Delhi on 15 March:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE THAT ALL PEOPLES CAN UNITE

IN CELEBRATING FULL DIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE

Following are remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on laying the Foundation Stone for the Centre of International Mother Language Studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR BREAK IN POLITICAL STALEMATE OVER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Following is a text of a statement titled “Sustainable Development: Humanity’s biggest challenge in the new century” made today in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

It is a great honour for me to join you today.  My wife, my team and I have received a very warm welcome, and we thank you all for making us feel very much at home.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Kathmandu in the evening of Monday, 12 March.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York on Friday morning, 9 March, to begin a four-nation tour of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and India.

ACCESS TO SAFE WATER FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEED, BASIC HUMAN RIGHT,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON WORLD WATER DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Water Day, which is observed 22 March:

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and, therefore, a basic human right.  Contaminated water jeopardizes both the physical and social health of all people.  It is an affront to human dignity.