4 September 2001

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COUNTRIES AT RACISM CONFERENCE

TO ‘STAY THE COURSE’ FOLLOWING ISRAEL, US WITHDRAWAL

DURBAN, 3 September -- The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

WORKPLACE ONE OF FRONTLINES IN FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELL GLOBAL COMPACT EVENT

DURBAN, 31 August -- Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Global Compact Event held in conjunction with the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

TALIBAN ACTIONS AGAINST AID COMMUNITY THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

ASSISTANCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS

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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE TO MEET WORLD’S EXPECTATIONS

WITH CALL FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM

Must Banish from New Century Hatred and Prejudice of Past

Following is the text of the opening address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA MEETS

REPRESENTATIVES OF POLISARIO, ALGERIA, MAURITANIA IN WYOMING

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

SECRETARY GENERAL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR WORLD FOOD SUMMIT

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF GOVAN MBEKI

Following is the text of a statement issued in Durban, South Africa, today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General, with sadness, learned this morning of the death of Govan Mbeki, the father of President Thabo Mbeki, who himself was a leading figure in the African National Congress.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES POLITICAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

GOVERNMENT, BOUGAINVILLE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MYANMAR CONFIRMS

ALL PARTIES STILL COMMITTED TO NATIONAL RECONCILIATION

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

Ambassador Razali Ismail, the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Myanmar, concluded on Thursday his four-day mission to the country, aimed at facilitating national reconciliation and democratization in Myanmar.