Secretary-General: Press Release

On Saturday morning, 3 July, Secretary-General Kofi Annan left Khartoum, Sudan, to fly to Asmara, Eritrea, where he was briefed on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, from Doha, the capital of Qatar, in the morning of Wednesday, 30 June.

Secretary-General deeply saddened by death of austria’s president

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

AFRICA CANNOT DEVELOP UNLESS WOMEN EXERCISE REAL POWER, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO ADDIS ABABA SESSION

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the African Union session on gender in Addis Ababa, 6 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS LEADERS OF GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA

FOR AGREEMENT TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE BORDER DISPUTE

Following is the text of comments by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the signing ceremony between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea of an agreement to peacefully resolve their border dispute, in Addis Ababa, today:

africa’s ‘new democratic spirit’ must spread, strengtHen, says Secretary-General

to african union, while warning of threat posed by darfur crisis

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, 6 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR ‘UNIQUELY AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION’ IN 21^ST CENTURY,

TO END CONTINENT’S PLAGUE OF HUNGER, IN ADDIS ABABA REMARKS

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening remarks at a high-level event on Innovative Approaches to Meeting the Hunger Millennium Development Goal in Africa:  “Africa’s Green Revolution: A Call to Action”, in Addis Ababa, 5 July:

Successful cooperation among caribbean countries ‘an inspiring model’ for other

regions, says Secretary-General in message to caricom meeting

SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS LOSS OF SIERRA LEONE MISSION

PERSONNEL IN HELICOPTER CRASH ON 29 JUNE

Secretary-General mourns loss of Sierra Leone Mission

Personnel in helicopter crash on 29 june