The Secretary-General arrived in Gaborone, Botswana, in the morning of Tuesday, 27 August.

IF EFFECTIVENESS OF UN ARMS REGISTER IS STRENGTHENED, IT CAN SERVE

AS SIGNIFICANT EARLY-WARNING MECHANISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms,

30 August 2002:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DYNAMISM, COMMITMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE,

MEETING AT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT IN EGYPT, 7-11 SEPTEMBER

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

LITERACY ‘A PREREQUISITE FOR PEACE’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN MESSAGE FOR ANNUAL DAY

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Literacy Day, 8 September:

MOZAMBIQUE’S CONTINUING SUCCESS IS ‘BEST POSSIBLE ANTIDOTE’ TO SKEPTICS,

CYNICS ABOUT AFRICA, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

      Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the dinner given by Joaquin Chissano, President of Mozambique, in Maputo on 29 August:

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CITY DWELLERS REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

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SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REAFFIRMS DETERMINATION OF UNITED NATIONS

TO HELP BOTSWANA FIGHT HIV/AIDS

Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the State banquet hosted in his honour by His Excellency Festus G. Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana, in Gaborone on 27 August:

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BOTSWANA’S SUCCESS DEMONSTRATES THAT AFRICA CAN OVERCOME PROBLEMS