SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH LEBANON’S PRIME MINISTER; ELECTIONS,

SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL, HARIRI INVESTIGATION DISCUSSED

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

STRONG, SUPPORTIVE FAMILY FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE AGAINST HIV/AIDS,

 

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES UNITED KINGDOM PRIME MINISTER ON ELECTIONS,

 

LOOKS FORWARD TO COLLABORATION ON UN REFORM

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALVARO DE SOTO AS NEW MIDDLE EAST ENVOY

The Secretary-General has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Alvaro de Soto as United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and his Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.

Secretary-General appoints Michael von der Schulenburg as Deputy

Special Representative for Political Affairs in IRAQ

 

The Secretary-General has appointed Michael von der Schulenburg of Germany as Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq.  He will be based in Baghdad.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY KILLING OF TEENAGE BOYS IN WEST BANK,

WELCOMES ISRAEL’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF FULL INVESTIGATION

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONDEMNING ALL VIOLENCE AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS,

EXPRESSES HOPE FOR QUICK RELEASE OF ROMANIAN HOSTAGES IN IRAQ

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISPATCHES ELECTORAL TEAM TO LEBANON

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘GRAVELY CONCERNED’ BY DENIAL OF FREEDOM

 

OF MOVEMENT OF UN VERIFICATION MISSION IN LEBANON

 

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

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, accompanied by his wife Nane, arrived in New Delhi late on Monday, 25 April, from Jakarta, Indonesia, where he had attended the Asian-African Summit.