Secretary-General: Press Release

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES NEPAL UNDERSTANDING AIMED AT RESTORING

MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY, READY TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING CONFLICT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES LIBERIA ’S ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF AS AFRICA ’S

FIRST WOMAN HEAD OF STATE, FOLLOWING ELECTIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION IN MESSAGE TO CONFERENCE

ON AMENDED PROTOCOL II TO CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES EXCHANGE OF FIRE ACROSS ‘BLUE LINE’

SEPARATING ISRAEL-LEBANON, APPEALS FOR CALM

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY, SAYS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

ATROCIOUS MANIFESTATION OF CONTINUED SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION, INEQUALITY

MAKE JOBS, EDUCATION, SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Disabled Persons, to be observed on 3 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERLINES NEED FOR ZERO TOLERANCE IN MESSAGE

TO OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, to be observed on 2 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN WORLD AIDS DAY MESSAGE, DESCRIBES HALTING PANDEMIC

AS PREREQUISITE FOR REACHING OTHER MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World AIDS Day, to be observed on 1 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS ARAB LEAGUE ON HOLDING OF IRAQ TALKS

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

RELIEF, RECOVERY, RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN PARALLEL,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS DONOR CONFERENCE ON POST-QUAKE REHABILITATION