Secretary-General: Press Release

AFRICAN UNION’S PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL POWERFUL TOOL FOR CONFLICT

PREVENTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT INAUGURATION CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the official ceremony marking the inauguration of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in Addis Ababa today:

Secretary-General praises elie wiesel on 75^th birthday as good

friend, staunch defender of victims of hatred, bigotry

Following are the remarks delivered yesterday by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Anti-Defamation League’s Gala Celebration of Elie Wiesel’s 75^th birthday:

It is a pleasure to be here tonight.

Secretary-General saddened by reports of severe flooding in caribbean,

resulting in heavy loss of life, extensive damage

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF DPRK-JAPAN DIALOGUE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COMMITTEE DRAFTING DISABILITIES CONVENTION

TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM, UNDERSTANDING AS IT ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE

STRIFE IN IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST MUST NOT HAMPER ARAB LEAGUE’S PROGRESS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS TUNISSUMMIT

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Summit Meeting of the League of Arab States, delivered in Tunis on 22 May by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS BEST WAY OF ENSURING SUSTAINABLE PEACE, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which will be observed on 29 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL DECISION

TO ESTABLISH UN OPERATION IN BURUNDI

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF STEPS

TO FACILITATE HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO DARFUR REGION

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

WITH RETURN OF PEACE, TIME HAD COMEFORMANORIVER UNION COUNTRIES

TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONAKRY SUMMIT

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Summit of Heads of State of the Mano River Union, delivered today in Conakry, Guinea, by Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone and Chief of Mission: