Secretary-General: Press Release

Secretary-General says high-level political attention has been diverted

from key challenges of sustainable development

Calling for Balanced International Agenda,

He Tells Commission It Must Be Fearless Watchdog in Sounding Alarm

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York today, 28 April:

Secretary-General urges synchronized management of river water

in message to nigerbasin authority heads of state conference

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

Freedom, independence of mediaessentialforbuilding better,

fairer world, says Secretary-General in message on world day

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, observed 3 May:

today, international community rejoices to see all south africanS working together

to forge common future, Secretary-General tells commemorative meeting

Following is the text of remarks as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Commemorative meeting marking 10 years of democracy in South Africa:

Secretary-General stresses importance of healthy environment for development,

in message to ‘asia and the pacific 2020’ meeting

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’smessage to the meeting of the “Visionary Panel for Asia and the Pacific 2020”, delivered by Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, in Shanghai, 26 April:

development financing, environmental sustainability, hiv/aids urgent challenges

for asia and pacific, says Secretary-General in message to shanghai meeting

secretary-general congratulates international trade centre on 40 years

of service to developing world’s export efforts

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’smessage to the Joint Advisory Group of the International Trade Centre, delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, in Geneva, 26 April:

Reforms, external support needed soon to reach millennium goals,

secretary-general tells high-level meeting

Following is the text of opening remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to the special high-level meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council, with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World Trade Organization:

un will ensure needs of those traumatized by chernobyl nuclear disaster

will not be forgotten, says secretary-general

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

Eighteen years ago today at the Chernobyl power plant, the world suffered the worst nuclear accident in its history.

Asia’s dream of efficient, reliable transport system becoming reality,

says Secretary-General, praising signing of highway network agreement

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the signing ceremony for the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network, delivered by Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Shanghai, 26 April: