Secretary-General: Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Lisbon in the afternoon of Tuesday, 11 October.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, after arriving in Geneva on Thursday morning, 6 October, addressed the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the first such meeting since António Guterres took up his duties as head of the organization.

COMMITMENTS MADE AT WORLD SUMMIT REPRESENT BREAKTHROUGH IN FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

AT CRITICAL MOMENT IN IRAQ ’S HISTORY, EVERY VOTE COUNTS, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS IRAQIS ON NATIONAL CONSTITUTION DAY

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Iraqi people on National Constitution Day (13 October), issued today in Lisbon:

WORLD SUMMIT ACHIEVED CONCRETE, SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN HUMAN RIGHTS, RULE OF LAW,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN ADDRESS TO UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

Following is the address delivered today by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (The New University of Lisbon):

SECRETARY-GENERAL DELIGHTED WITH CONDUCT OF LIBERIAN ELECTIONS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO FIELD STAFF UNION ’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE,

ASKS FOR COOPERATION IN IMPLEMENTING WORLD SUMMIT DECISIONS

STRUGGLE AGAINST VIOLENCE COMMITTED IN NAME OF RELIGION, SECRETARY-GENERAL

URGES ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS ASSOCIATED WITH UNITED NATIONS

COMMENDING WORK OF UN COMMITTEE ON SECURITY IN CENTRAL AFRICA , SECRETARY-GENERAL

URGES CONTINUED DETERMINATION, POLITICAL WILL

(Delayed for translation of text, originally delivered in French.)

UN-PORTUGUESE RELATIONS MARKED BY CLOSE, FRUITFUL COOPERATION ON MANY FRONTS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ON RECEIVING FREEDOM AWARD IN LISBON

Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks on receiving the Grande Colar da Ordem da Liberdade today in Lisbon: