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SG/SM/7334
ENV/DEV/534

UN COMMITTED TO ENSURING WORLD WATER SECURITY AND ‘BLUE REVOLUTION’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO WORLD WATER FORUM

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Water Forum in The Hague, to be delivered on his behalf by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Klaus Toepfer, on 22 March:

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SG/SM/7333
RD/897

WITH PERSEVERANCE, FAITH, COMMITMENT, RACISM CAN BE ELIMINATED, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is observed 21 March:

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SG/A/726
PKO/86

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR-GENERAL FRANCO GANGUZZA (ITALY) AS UN TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION CHIEF OF STAFF

The Secretary-General arrived in Paris from London on the morning of Wednesday, 15 March.

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SG/SM/7332

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH OF ‘ALLY AND FRIEND’ MORRIS ABRAM

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan concerning the death of Morris Abram, who died yesterday in Geneva:

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SG/SM/7331
OBV/135

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY, STRESSES NEED FOR ACCESSIBLE, SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY FOR WORLD’S PEOPLE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Health Day, which is observed 7 April:

On Monday morning, 13 March, the Secretary-General began an official visit to the United Kingdom with an on-the-record breakfast meeting with senior editors at the Royal Commonwealth Society.

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SG/SM/7330
AFR/217

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS RELATED TO EXTERNAL DEBT, TRADE AND OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA

Delivering Commonwealth Lecture, Kofi Annan Also Underlines Need to Improve Access to New Technology and to Fight HIV/AIDS

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SG/SM/7329

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES SYMPATHY TO GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF UKRAINE FOLLOWING BARAKOV MINE ACCIDENT

The Secretary-General has learned of the tragic accident on Saturday in the Barakov mine in Ukraine, which has cost the lives of more than 80 workers. He wishes to convey his sympathies to the Government and people of Ukraine, and his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased.

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SG/A/725
PI/1229

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANGELICA HUNT AS DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN BUENOS AIRES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Angélica Hunt as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which also covers Uruguay. She is expected to take up her duties on 13 March.