fewer wars, but still too many, Secretary-General says in peace Day message

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Peace, to be observed on 21 September:

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR-GENERAL FERNAND MARCEL AMOUSSOU OF BENIN

AS NEW FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

 

UNIVERSAL VALUES OF MERCY, TOLERANCE ARE AT ROOT OF UNITED NATIONS SEARCH

FOR GLOBAL HARMONY, PEACE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

Following is the text of remarks today by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Holy Family Church in New York:

FOLLOWING KABUL EXPLOSION, SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST TERMS

INCREASING NUMBER OF ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN

 

The following statement was issued on Friday, 8 September, by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Strongly condemning escalation of violence in sudan, Secretary-General

tells Security Council ‘it is time to act’

 

Attacks on 11 September were ‘An attack on humanity itself’, says

 

Secretary-General, urging implementation of un counter-terrorism strategy

 

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today on the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attacks:

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Madrid, Spain, from Ankara, Turkey, in the evening of Wednesday, 6 September.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Ankara, Turkey, from Alexandria, Egypt, in the early evening of Tuesday, 5 September.

‘I see a civil society role with no limits’, Secretary-General tells

annual dpi-ngo conference

 

Following is the text of remarks made today by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the fifty-ninth annual DPI-NGO Conference in New York:

Secretary-General says counter-terrorism strategy’s adoption sends clear message:

‘terrorism is unacceptable, no matter who commits it, no matter what the reason’