Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva from Moscow in the afternoon of Tuesday, 6 April.
In progress at UNHQ
Secretary-General: Press Release
Press Release SG/SM/9251 IK/428 |
Secretary-General Calls for Release of Japanese Nationals Held Hostage in Iraq
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the threats to the lives of three Japanese nationals who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.
Press Release SG/SM/9250 AFR/898 |
Secretary-General welcomes signing of ceasefire agreement in Sudan
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/9249 IK/427 |
Secretary-General calls on all those concerned in Iraq to respect
international law, particularly regarding protection of civilians
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General has been following with grave preoccupation the deterioration in the security situation and loss of life in Iraq over the last few days.
Press Release SG/SM/9248 DEV/2468 |
Major effort needed to mobilize additional financial resources for development,
secretary-general says in message to paris ministerial forum
Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Ministerial Forum on Financing for Development in Paris, delivered today by José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs:
Press Release SG/SM/9247 |
Secretary-general welcomes apparent suppport for CYPRUS plan
The following statement was issued today in Geneva by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Press Release SG/SM/9246 AFR/895 |
Secretary-General pays tribute to Rwandans for ‘remarkable resilience
and great dignity’ in recovering from genocide
Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:
Press Release SG/SM/9245 AFR/893 HR/CN/1077 |
‘risk of genocide remains frightEningly real’, secretary-general tells human
rights commission as he launches action plan to prevent genocide
Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva today:
It is good that we have observed those minutes of silence together.
Press Release SG/SM/9244 AFR/891 |
Secretary-general saddened at deaths of six un peacekeepers
in democratic republic of congo
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the death of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Press Release SG/SM/9243 AFR/890 |
‘we must remember the victims’, says secretary-general in message to headquarters
observance of 10TH anniversary of genocide in rwanda
Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the ceremony and “minute of silence” at United Nations Headquarters marking the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, delivered today by Catherine Bertini, Under-Secretary-General for Management: