Secretary-General: Press Release

GREATER POLITICAL COMMITMENT NEEDED TO PUT FAMILIES AT CENTRE OF PUBLIC POLICY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

CHALLENGES OF RAPID URBANIZATION AT HEART OF MILLENNIUM ANTI-POVERTY GOALS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO UN-HABITAT SESSION

Following is the message of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan to the nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) delivered by Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka, in Nairobi on 5 May:

INDEPENDENT PRESS LIFEBLOOD OF STRONG, FUNCTIONING SOCIETIES,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed at Headquarters, 2 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ISRAELI INCURSIONS AGAINST PALESTINIANS

CONTRADICT INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO RESTART PEACE PROCESS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES DEEP SADNESS OVER LIVES LOST,

INJURIES AND DESTRUCTION IN TURKISH EARTHQUAKE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO SECURITY COUNCIL TO SET ASIDE

PAST DIFFERENCES ON IRAQ AND FIND NEW UNITY

Following is the statement, as delivered, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on 30 April, devoted to wrapping up the Council’s work for the current month:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW PRIME MINISTER OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, CALLS SWEARING-IN OF ABU MAZEN ‘NOTABLE STEP’ IN BUILDING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF MIDDLE EAST ‘ROAD MAP’,

URGES BOTH ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS TO EMBRACE PLAN

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN TEL AVIV,

SAYS IT MUST NOT DERAIL PEACE PROCESS

The following statement was issued on 29 April by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF BURUNDI,

NOTES ONGOING VIOLENCE AND INSTABILITY DESPITE CEASEFIRE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the swearing-in of the President and Vice-President of Burundi for the second phase of the transition, delivered by Berhanu Dinka, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi, in Bujumbura on 30 April: