Secretary-General urges human rights activists to ‘fill leadership vacuum’,

hold world leaders to account, in address to international day event

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to mark International Human Rights Day in New York City, 8 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH OF JEANE KIRKPATRICK; SAYS FORMER

 

UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR COMMITTED TO EFFECTIVE UNITED NATIONS

 

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

THANKS TO UNICEF, WORLD UNDERSTANDS BUILDING BETTER FUTURE STARTS WITH CHILDREN,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION

Secretary-General deeply concerned by deteriorating security situation in Darfur,

 

consequences for wider region, including chad, Central African Republic

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

Secretary-General says emergency fund innovative, flexible, saves lives;

appeals for generous response from donors at high-level conference

Following are the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) High-level Conference in New York, 7 December:

Secretary-General urges strengthened cooperation to ensure major events

protected from attack, in message to New york conference

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

 

LAUNCHING PROCESS TOWARDS TREATY ON GLOBAL CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES RECONCILIATION IN MESSAGE TO MARK PRESIDENTIAL

INAUGURATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOEL BOUTROUE OF FRANCE AS DEPUTY SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ATUL KHARE OF INDIA

 

AS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TIMOR-LESTE