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SG/SM/10525-AFR/1400
20 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10525
AFR/1400
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General welcomes signing of agreement of principles for peace in Burundi


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

SG/SM/10524-AFR/1399
20 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10524
AFR/1399
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General welcomes transfer of charles taylor to Netherlands

 

to stand trial before special court for sierra leone


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

SG/T/2495

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the morning of Sunday, 18 June, to attend the World Food Programme’s (WFP) biennial Global Meeting.

SG/SM/10522
19 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10522
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

YOUNG VOICES CAN HOLD WORLD LEADERS TO MILLENNIUM GOALS COMMITMENTS,


SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO EUROPEAN YOUTH SUMMIT

 


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the European Youth Leadership Summit, held in Vienna from 19 – 21 June:

SG/SM/10521-HR/4899
19 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10521
HR/4899
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS SWATCH FOR MARKING INAUGURATION

 

OF UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

 


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks for the presentation of the “Human Rights Swatch” in Geneva, today, 19 June:

SG/SM/10520-HRC/3
19 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10520
HRC/3
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

‘THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS


IN ADDRESS TO FIRST MEETING OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

 


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the Human Rights Council in Geneva today:

SG/2114-PAL/2051
19 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/2114
PAL/2051
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

MIDDLE EAST QUARTET ENDORSES MECHANISM FOR CHANNELLING AID TO PALESTINIANS


The following statement was issued on 17 June, on behalf of the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, United States, European Union, Russian Federation), on Palestinian funding mechanism:

SG/SM/10517-IK/549
16 June 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10517
IK/549
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKED FOR UN SUPPORT IN LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ


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