Secretary-General: Press Release

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL FLOWS OF HUMANITY,

SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS MUST BE AT HEART OF MIGRATION POLICIES

He Emphasizes Need for Global Approach to Issue,

Urges Receiving States to Ratify Migrant Workers Convention

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Emma Lazarus Lecture on international flows of humanity, delivered today at Columbia University:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS DEDICATION, COURAGE OF VOLUNTEERS

IN MESSAGE TO MARK INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Volunteer Day, 5 December 2003:

SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS DEATH OF DAVID DACKO,

FIRST PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of the former President of the Central African Republic, David Dacko:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RESTRAINT OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING

ON CONCLUSION OF UN OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME FOR IRAQ

This is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council this afternoon on the conclusion of the “oil-for-food” programme for Iraq:

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRONGLY CONDEMNS DEADLY ISTANBUL BOMBINGS

Following is a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY

IN MESSAGE TO TRIPARTITE OVERSIGHT COORDINATION MEETING

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Sixth United Nations Tripartite Oversight Coordination Meeting delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, today, 20 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, URGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR GREAT LAKES

CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR WIDE, SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION

Addressing Security Council, He Emphasizes Need

For Regional Approach to Consolidate National Peace Processes

Following is the text of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s statement at the meeting of the Security Council on the Great Lakes today, 20 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS WINNERS OF ENVIRONMENT PRIZE FOR COURAGE,

CREATIVITY, WILLINGNESS TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sasakawa Environment Prize ceremony yesterday, 19 November:

WORLD IN WHICH MILLIONS LIVE IN DESPERATE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE WORLD AT PEACE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT LAUNCH OF 2004 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL

Following is the address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at the launch of the 2004 Humanitarian Appeal: