CELEBRATING UN DAY ‘ENERGIZES US’, STRENGTHENS BONDS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS AT HEADQUARTERS CEREMONY MARKING 60^TH ANNIVERSARY

Following are the remarks delivered this morning by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a Headquarters ceremony to mark United Nations Day:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN UN DAY VIDEO MESSAGE, SAYS ORGANIZATION MUST REFLECT

NEW AGE, RESPOND TO CHALLENGES, TO BETTER SERVE WORLD’S PEOPLES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message on United Nations Day, 24 October:

Dear friends all over the world,

GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY NEEDED TO TACKLE DROUGHT, DESERTIFICATION ISSUES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS STATES PARTIES AT NAIROBI MEETING

CHINA ’S ONGOING TRANSFORMATION, LEADERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT WITH UN GIVE REAL CAUSE

FOR OPTIMISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO BEIJING SYMPOSIUM

SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES TEAM OF EXPERTS TO STUDY BEST WAYS

TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS

Aim Is To Enforce Standards of Conduct and Discipline, In Line With Due Process

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES INDEPENDENCE OF HARIRI INVESTIGATION

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

CRITICISM BY ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF SURPRISES SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AFSANE BASSIR-POUR LAVOLLAY

DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL UN INFORMATION CENTRE IN BRUSSELS

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS INGA BJÖRK-KLEVBY OF SWEDEN

AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN-HABITAT

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

 

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 19 OCTOBER 2005

The Secretary-General:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.