Secretary-General welcomes peaceful conduct of elections in most of Burundi

 

but condemns violence in some areas

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

General Assembly president’s draft outcome for 2005 summit is valuable guidepost

for advancing development, security, human rights, Secretary-General says

Following is a statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the General Assembly President’s draft outcome for the 2005 summit:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS AMBASSADOR KAI EIDE OF NORWAY AS HIS

SPECIAL ENVOY TO UNDERTAKE COMPEHENSIVE REVIEW OF KOSOVO

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PANEL URGES GREATER, MORE CONSISTENT

 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT

Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria, the Chair of a special advisory panel on international support for Africa, today submitted the panel’s recommendations to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

‘LET US CREATE GREEN CITIES’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

 

IN VIDEO MESSAGE FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

 

Following is the text of the video message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Environment Day, 5 June:

As human beings, we are bound by our common humanity.

And like all species on Earth, we are bound by our common dependence on the environment.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON CÔTE D’IVOIREVILLAGE

 

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack by Ivorian armed elements on the village of Guetrozon near Douékoué in western Côte d’Ivoire on 31 May and 1 June, which has reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 41 people.

HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC ‘GREAT CHALLENGE OF OUR AGE AND OUR GENERATION’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT UN PRESS BRIEFING

Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at a press briefing for the General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, in New York, 2 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PLANNED OPENING OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN GUATEMALA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS KILLING

 

OF PROMINENT LEBANESE JOURNALIST IN BEIRUT

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killing, in a bomb blast in Beirut, of Samir Kassir, a prominent and outspoken Lebanese journalist, and another person in Beirut earlier today.  He expresses his condolences to the families of both victims.