Kofi Annan, of Ghana, is the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. The first Secretary-General to be elected from the ranks of United Nations staff, he began his term on 1 January 1997.
Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October:
Following is the text of the address today of the Secretary-General to the special session of the General Assembly on the sustainable development of small island developing States:
Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annans address to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank Seminar, which will be delivered tomorrow evening in Washington, D.C.:
Outlines Duties of Developed And Developing Countries in Address to Group of 77 Ministers
This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan before the Ministerial meeting of the "Group of 77" developing countries:
Following is the text of the Secretary-Generals statement today to the Security Council meeting on small arms:
The Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan expressed his Governments reservations regarding some elements contained in Press Release SG/SM/7144- AFG/108 dated 23 September 1999, High-level Meeting of Six plus Two Group on Afghanistan, which he does not regard as necessarily reflecting the views of his Government.
Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The following was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:
This is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
