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SG/SM/9506
29/09/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9506

Secretary-General, in message to Non-Aligned MINISTERS, says movement’s mission


remains greatly relevant despite end of cold war, colonial distortions


He Points Out Emerging New Threats of AIDS,

Environmental Degradation, Terrorism, Weapons Proliferation


Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Annual Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Non-Aligned Movement in New York today, 29 September 2004:

SG/SM/9505-IK/462
28/09/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9505
IK/462

Secretary-General welcomes release of civilian hostages in Iraq


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


The Secretary-General welcomes the news of the release of the Iraqi, Egyptian and Italian civilian hostages today in Iraq.

SG/SM/9504-AFR/1037-UNITAR/702
28/09/2004
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SG/SM/9504
AFR/1037
UNITAR/702

Secretary-General’s message to memorial for ex-UNITAR chief


The following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to a memorial ceremony in honour of Chief Simeon Ola Adebo in Lagos today, 28 September 2004, as delivered by Marcel Boisard, Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR):

SG/SM/9502-SC/8196-AFR/1033
24/09/2004
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SG/SM/9502
SC/8196
AFR/1033

Urgent task is to do everything possible to help protect THE people of Darfur

 

from Violence, human rights abuse, Secretary-General tells Security Council


Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa:

SG/SM/9501
24/09/2004
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SG/SM/9501

Toast by Secretary-General at Francophones’ dinner in New York

 


(Delayed for translation of text, originally delivered in French)


Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Francophones’ dinner in New York on 23 September 2004:

SG/SM/9500-OBV/438
23/09/2004
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SG/SM/9500
OBV/438

‘For many, suffering mental and physical illness at the same time is the rule’,


Secretary-General says in message for World Mental Health Day


Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2004:


The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the co-occurrence of mental and physical illness, reflects the reality of people's experience.

SG/SM/9499-DC/2935
23/09/2004
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SG/SM/9499
DC/2935

Entry into force of nuclear-test-ban treaty would strengthen security of states,

 

peoples everywhere, Secretary-General says at launch of ministerial statement


Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the launching of the second Joint Ministerial Statement of support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, delivered in New York today by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:

SG/2091
23/09/2004
Press Release
SG/2091

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET


The following is the text of a statement issued by the Middle East Quartet (United States, Russian Federation, European Union and United Nations), following their informal meeting at United Nations Headquarters on 22 September 2004: