Secretary-General: Press Release

Secretary-General urges full implementation of landmark

un treaty against transnational organized crime

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the first session of the Conference of the Parties to the Untied Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime delivered by Antonio Maria Costa, Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna, in Vienna, 28 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL instructs management to quickly address

personnel issues raised concerning oversight office

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan in response to questions following the Secretary-General’s press conference on Friday and a New York Sun article today:

SECRETARY-GENERAL welcomes IRAQ ‘back into family

of independent and sovereign nations’

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

strategy is needed to bring about green revolution in africa, Secretary-General

says at launch of interacademy council report on african agriculture

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 25 June 2004

The Secretary-General:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming this morning.  I know it is a bit early for some of us, but I am leaving this weekend for a long overseas trip, and I thought I should talk to you and answer your questions before I go.

ADDRESSING BUSINESS LEADERS AT GLOBAL COMPACT SUMMIT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES ‘CAN AND DO WORK’

Following is the text of closing remarks as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Global Compact Leaders Summit today:

Let me start by thanking the four presenters for their wonderful and rich reports they have given us this afternoon.

Secretary-General promises continued un partnership to meet anti-poverty goals

in message to meeting of african, caribbean, pacificstates

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean, Pacific Group, delivered by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, in Maputo, 23 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL welcomes release of 100 moroccan prisoners of war

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the release by Frente POLISARIO of an additional 100 prisoners of war, who were repatriated on 23 June to the Kingdom of Morocco by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

global compact participants travellers on ‘common historic journey’

to fairer, more stable world says Secretary-General at un summit

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s opening remarks at the Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York, 24 June:

I am very pleased to welcome so many of you to this Global Compact Summit.

strong, effective public service vital to achieving global anti-poverty

goals says Secretary-General in message to headquarter ceremony

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the ceremony marking United Nations Public Service Day, delivered by Patrizio Civili, Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in New York, 23 June: