SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN FORMER

YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES PROFOUND SADNESS AT DEATH OF JUDGE LAITY KAMA,

FIRST PRESIDENT OF RWANDA CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY LIGHT SENTENCES HANDED DOWN IN INDONESIAN COURT CASE

CONCERNING KILLING OF UNHCR STAFF

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

The Secretary-General was shocked to learn of the light sentences handed down by a Jakarta court today to six men in connection with the killings on

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE THAT UNITED STATES WILL REMAIN ENGAGED

IN UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS WORK

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

IN INTERCONNECTED WORLD ALL PEOPLE MUST HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY MESSAGE

      Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day, observed 17 May:

UNITED STATES AND UN BEGIN NEW CENTURY WITH GREATER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

AND APPRECIATION, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORS

Following is the text of remarks made today in New York by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a luncheon hosted by the Council of American Ambassadors:

FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERS PLAY INDISPENSABLE ROLE IN ENRICHING COMMUNITY LIFE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Families, which is observed 15 May:

Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mrs. Annan travelled to Philadelphia on the morning of Monday, 30 April, where the Secretary-General was the keynote speaker at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York for Nigeria on Saturday, 21 April.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS NEW US DEFENCE POLICY, INCLUDING PLANS FOR MISSILE

DEFENCES, IMPACTS ON GLOBAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC STABILITY

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