| Press Release SG/SM/9837 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL DISPATCHES TEAM TO VERIFY SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9836 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PEACEFUL ELECTION IN TOGO,
SAYS SHOULD PROVIDE SOUND PLATFORM FOR TRANSITION
The following statement was issued on 24 April by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9835 AFR/1144 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO REGIONAL SUMMIT, CALLS ON BURUNDI’S LEADERS
TO TAKE LAST STEP TOWARDS MEETING ASPIRATIONS OF THEIR PEOPLE
He Pledges Continued United Nations Support for Electoral Process
| Press Release 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:
| Press Release SG/SM/9833 |
EFFECTIVE UN IMPORTANT FOR ALL – BUT PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPING WORLD,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN JAKARTA REMARKS
Following are UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening remarks at a panel on reform in Jakarta, 21 April:
| Press Release 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.
| Press Release SG/SM/9831 AFR/1141 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR FREE, PEACEFUL VOTE, AS TOGO
APPROACHES 24 APRIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release 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.
| Press Release 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.
| Press Release 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.
