Secretary-General: Press Release

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT SAYS ISRAEL NOT IN COMPLIANCE

WITH GENERALASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON WEST BANK ‘BARRIER’

NEW YORK, 28 November -- The Secretary-General today released his report, requested by the General Assembly, on the Government of Israel’s compliance with the Assembly’s resolution A/ES - 10/13 of 21 October 2003, which demands that Israel stop and reverse construction of a barrier in the occupied Palestinian territory.

HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION ‘TIMELESS’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS STATES PARTIES BEGIN GENEVA MEETING

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office in Geneva, in Geneva, 27 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF CAREFUL MANAGEMENT IN MESSAGE

TO TOURISM FORUM FOR PEACE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development, delivered by Carlos Lopes, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Brazil, today, 27 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REVERSAL OF DECLINE IN RATIFICATIONS OF AMENDED

PROTOCOL ON USE OF MINES, BOOBY-TRAPS, OTHER DEVICES

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Fifth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons delivered in Geneva today, 26 November, by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office in Geneva:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS COTE D’IVOIRE ‘COULD SLIP BACK INTO CONFLICT’

IN STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the meeting of the Security Councilwith the Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Côte d’Ivoire at Headquarters, 24 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PAKISTAN’S DECISION TO IMPLEMENT UNILATERAL

KASHMIR CEASEFIRE, INDIA’S POSITIVE RESPONSE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR TRANSFORMATION IN MEN’S ATTITUDES

TO END ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Message to Mark International Day also Urges

Changes in Oppressive Laws, Practices, Institutions

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November: 

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL FOR RESTRAINT IN GEORGIA

Following is a statement issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 22 November 2003:

The Secretary-General continues to follow with concern the volatile situation in Georgia.  He reiterates his call to all parties to exercise restraint, and urges them to do everything possible to initiate a viable political dialogue towards a peaceful solution to this crisis. 

In the evening of Wednesday, 12 November, Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew to Bolivia, where he was met by the Foreign Minister, Juan Ignacio Siles.

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF NEW FINANCIAL APPROACHES

IN ADJUSTING, RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE THREAT

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at Institutional Investors Summit on Climate Risk today, 21 November: