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7 September 2006
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Theme of World Habitat Day is ‘Cities, Magnets of Hope’, but 1 Billion People


Live in Slums, Secretary-General says

 


Following is the text of the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Habitat Day, 2 October:

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7 September 2006
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances effective, but work still unfinished,


says Secretary-General in message for International Day

 


Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16 September:

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7 September 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10618
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General congratulates Mexican people for commitment to democracy,


Following announcement of winner of presidential election

 


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

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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived from Saudi Arabia at Al Nouzha International Airport in Alexandria, Egypt, on Tuesday morning, 5 September, and went straight into talks with President Hosni Mubarak at Ras El-Tin Palace.

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6 September 2006
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General pleased at agreement by Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon

 


The following statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in Madrid: