AT BEST, CITIES SERVE AS MODELS OF DEMOCRACY, DIVERSITY,

MULTICULTURAL LIVING, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

‘More Than Half of Humankind Live in Cities’, He Adds

Following are today’s remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on receiving the keys to the city of Madrid from José María Álvarez Del Manzano y López Del Hierro, Mayor of Madrid:

WITH AGEING OF GLOBAL POPULATION, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL,

‘THERE IS NO TIME TO LOSE’ IN PREPARING FUTURE

Following is the text of today’s address to the Madrid NGO Forum on Ageing by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES CHALLENGE OF BUILDING A SOCIETY FIT FOR PEOPLE

OF ALL AGES, IN ADDRESS TO SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING, MADRID

The following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, as delivered to the Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid:

‘THIRD PARTY MEDIATION IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER’, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MIDEAST

Welcomes Mission by United States Secretary Powell,

As Parties Unable, on Their Own, to Find Way Out of Current Situation

The following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on 4 April:

GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE WILL FOSTER CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO OFFICIAL INAUGURATION

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, delivered on his behalf by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette, to the official inauguration of the Global Reporting Initiative in New York on 4 April:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES GIFT FROM GERMANY OF PIECE OF BERLIN WALL

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon presentation of a gift from Germany of a piece of the Berlin Wall, at Headquarters on 4 April:

Thanks to the generosity of the Government and the people of Germany, today we welcome another extraordinary item to the United Nations collection.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS HEZBOLLAH ASSAULT ON UN OBSERVERS IN SOUTH LEBANON

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the deliberate assault this morning by Hezbollah elements on unarmed United Nations military observers operating in South Lebanon.

KAMALESH SHARMA, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE-DESIGNATE

OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR EAST TIMOR

The Secretary-General departed New York on Monday, 25 March, to attend the Summit of the League of Arab States, which would take place in Lebanon on Wednesday and Thursday.