role of business in armed conflict can be crucial – ‘for good and for ill’,

Secretary-General tells Security Council open debate on issue

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at an open debate of the Security Council on the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building in New York, 15 April:

Secretary-General notes ‘remarkable progress’ made

since entry into force of mine ban convention

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

‘Aids is a common enemy that both india and pakistan have to fight together’,

Secretary-General says in message to cricket teams

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the cricket teams of India and Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, today:

Secretary-General welcomes freeing of long-held medical aid volunteer in dagestan

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

Secretary-General appeals for restraint, alarmed by increasing number

of civilian casualties in iraq

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday, 10 April:

The Secretary-General has been following the recent developments in Iraq with great anxiety.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva from Moscow in the afternoon of Tuesday, 6 April.

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.

Secretary-General welcomes signing of ceasefire agreement in Sudan

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

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.

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: