SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER

ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rachel N. Mayanja as his Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women.  The appointment is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM OF SWEDEN

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Margareta Wahlström (Sweden) as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

WITH APPROACH OF 15 AUGUST REFERENDUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS

ON VENEZUELANS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES THROUGH DIALOGUE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTREMELY CONCERNED BY WIDESPREAD FIGHTING

IN IRAQ, OFFERS UN HELP IN CURRENT CRISIS

The following statement was issued Saturday, 7 August, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General welcomes agreement on action plan for darfur

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement between his Special Representative for Sudan, Jan Pronk, and the Government of Sudan on an Action Plan for Darfur.

GOAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE WORLD STILL ‘A LONG WAY OFF’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL CEREMONY

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima today, delivered by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:

Secretary-General’s message for ‘celebrate humanity’

campaign by international Olympic committee

Following is the text of a video message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the “Celebrate Humanity” Campaign by the International Olympic Committee:

The greatest moment of a swimming race is not when one swimmer begins to pull ahead of the pack, or when one touches the wall in victory.

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ROBERT C. ORR AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR POLICY COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR PROMOTION OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN GENERATIONS,

IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on International Youth Day, observed 12 August:

JOINT EFFORTS, INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY CAN MAKE CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN RESPONDING

TO REGION’S ASPIRATIONS, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS PACIFICISLANDS FORUM SUMMIT