Biographical Note

Secretary-General Appoints Ad Melkert of Netherlands AS Associate Administrator

of United Nations Development Programme

 

Biographical Note

Secretary-General appoints Serge Brammertz of Belgium to head investigation

into assassination of Rafik Hariri

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN

SRI LANKA ; URGES RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE, RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS VIOLENT ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN RESULTING IN

DEATH OF POLITICAL DIRECTOR OF RECONSTRUCTION TEAM

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES LIBERIA ’S NEW PRESIDENT ON INAUGURATION,

SAYS AFRICA ’S FIRST WOMAN HEAD OF STATE HAS ‘HISTORIC MANDATE’

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the inauguration of the President of Liberia, issued 16 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY DEATH OF AMIR OF KUWAIT ,

PRAISES WISE LEADERSHIP, MODESTY, GENEROSITY

The following statement was issued on 15 January by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALICE HECHT AS CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Alice Hecht as Chief of Protocol, effective 14 January 2006.

IN REMARKS TO GROUP OF 77 HANDOVER CEREMONY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDOUBLING

OF EFFORTS FOR EARLY AGREEMENT ON NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the “Group of 77” developing countries handover ceremony today:

ON ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE CONVENTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE

OF STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S CAPACITY FOR PREVENTIVE ACTION

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO REDESIGN

 

SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE