‘Each of us is his brother’s keeper’, says Secretary-General

at International Rescue Committee Dinner

 

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the International Rescue Committee Freedom Award dinner honouring General Romeo Dallaire in New York, on 10 November:

‘International solidarity is crucial’, Secretary-General SAYS

at launch of Humanitarian Appeal for 2005

 

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at the launch of the Consolidated Humanitarian Appeal for 2005:

We are here today to sound an alarm on behalf of 26 million people struggling to survive the ravages of war and other emergencies.

Secretary-General deeply regrets loss of life in wake of violence in Côte d’Ivoire

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

Secretary-General deeply moved at death of President Arafat

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

Secretary-General, in message to meeting of Nobel Peace laureates, seeks

their support in efforts to confront current global challenges

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan today (delivered for him by Adviser to the Secretary-General Giandomenico Picco) to the fifth World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (taking place in Rome, 10–12 November):

Secretary-General welcomes signing of protocols on improvement

 

of humanitarian, security situations in darfur, sudan

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

Clean, modern forms of energy to drive sustainable development available now,

Secretary-General says in message to Energy Globe Awards

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Energy Globe Awards, delivered today in Vienna by Franz Baumann, Deputy Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna:

Secretary-General condemns attacks in Côte d’Ivoire,

 

calls for resumed dialogue, return to peace process

 

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

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOMO SUNDARAM (MALAYSIA) AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL

ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Jomo Kwame Sundaram of Malaysia as Assistant Secretary-General on Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s introductory remarks at the lecture on “Why Music Matters” by Professor Leon Botstein in New York, today, 8 November:

Dear colleagues and friends, I am delighted to welcome you to another lecture in this series.  Today, our subject is music.

“What’s that got to do with the UN?” you may be asking.  My answer is that music has to do with everything.