United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beijing in the afternoon of Friday, 19 May, to begin the third leg of a visit to Asia that had already taken him to Seoul and Tokyo.

‘UN FAMILY LOOKS FORWARD TO AN EVER MORE ENGAGED PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA ’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS AT PEKING UNIVERSITY

Following is the text of today’s remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to students at Peking University, in Beijing, China:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP’S CONTINUED

SUPPORT TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN STILL VOLATILE MANO RIVER BASIN

 

B’NAI B’RITH HAS ROLE IN PROMOTING SOLUTION TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GROUP DURING ANNUAL MISSION TO UNITED NATIONS

He Urges It to Help Prevent Genocide, Other Crimes against Humanity

Secretary-General, observing international day of United Nations peacekeepers,

lauds growing confidence in organization’s ability to restore stability

He Pays Tribute to ‘Selfless, Tireless, Fearless’ Heroes,

Secretary-General shocked, saddened by death of WHO director-general

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the death of Lee Jong-wook, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO):

Secretary-General welcomes formation of new government IN iraq

 

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS EDMOND MULET OF GUATEMALA

HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN HAITI

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Nane Annan arrived in Tokyo, Japan, from Seoul, Republic of Korea, in the evening on Tuesday, 16 May.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY,

URGES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO DRYLANDS

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for Biological Diversity, to be observed on 22 May: