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SG/SM/9834
22/4/2005
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SG/SM/9834

PROMOTING SOCIAL PROGRESS, BETTER LIVING STANDARDS AS IMPORTANT NOW AS fifty


YEARS AGO, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN ADDRESS TO ASIAN-AFRICAN SUMMIT


Underlining Need for Compromise in Seeking Global Deal,

He Says United Nations Institutions Should Reflect World of 2005, Not 1945


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 April:

SG/SM/9832
21/04/2005
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SG/SM/9832

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RESTRAINT, DIALOGUE IN ECUADOR,


AS VICE-PRESIDENT ASSUMES PRESIDENCY

 


The following statement was issued on 20 April by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General has learned that the Vice-President of Ecuador, Alfredo Palacio, has assumed the functions of the presidency.

SG/A/916-BIO/3652
20/04/2005
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SG/A/916
BIO/3652

Biographical Note


SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS OF SWEDEN


AS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES


Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed for approval by the General Assembly the appointment of Inga-Britt Ahlenius of Sweden as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.

SG/A/915-BIO/3651
20/04/2005
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SG/A/915
BIO/3651

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS WARREN SACH OF UNITED KINGDOM

 

AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONTROLLER

 


The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Warren Sach of the United Kingdom as Assistant Secretary-General, Controller.  He has been serving as Director of the Programme Planning and Budget Division since May 1997. 

SG/SM/9830
19/04/2005
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SG/SM/9830

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES POPE BENEDICT XVI, WISHES HIM


STRENGTH, COURAGE IN ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITIES


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


The Secretary-General congratulates His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his assumption of the papacy.  His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office.

SG/SM/9829-ENV/DEV/843
18/04/2005
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SG/SM/9829
ENV/DEV/843

‘PIECES IN PLACE’ ON GLOBAL DEAL TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS,


SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REMARKS TO HEADQUARTERS PANEL

 


Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the panel of finance and development cooperation ministers and experts, held as part of the Commission on Sustainable Development, in New York, 18 April: