| Press Release SG/SM/9888 DEV/2513 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPLAUDS EUROPEAN UNION DECISION
TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE DEVELOPMENT AID
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/A/925 AFR/1171 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOËL W. ADECHI OF BENIN AS DEPUTY
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA
The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Mr. Joël W. Adechi of Benin as his Deputy Special Representative for Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Ambassador Adechi has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Benin to the United Nations since September 1999, and has been his country’s representative to the Security Council.
| Press Release SG/SM/9887 AFR/1168 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL commends people of CENTRALAFRICANREPUBLIC
for participating actively in electoral process
The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/A/924 BIO/3661 REF/1180 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF ANTÓNIO MANUEL DE OLIVEIRA GUTERRES,
FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF PORTUGAL, AS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed to the General Assembly the appointment of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a term of three years effective 15 June 2005.
| Press Release SG/SM/9886 SAG/365 |
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY’S REVISED REGULATIONS ‘BOLD AND NECESSARY STEP’
TO PROTECT GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS, SECRETARY-GENERAL
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9885 AFR/1165 |
IN AFRICA DAY MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SEPTEMBER SUMMIT
TIME FOR ‘BOLD ACTION’ FOR CONTINENT’S SPECIAL NEEDS
Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Day, observed 25 May:
The annual observance of Africa Day offers an opportunity to reflect on Africa’s prospects and its plight.
| Press Release SG/SM/9884 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS KIERAN PRENDERGAST TO MEET
WITH POLITICAL LEADERS IN CYPRUS AT END OF MAY
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/9883 |
‘HISTORIC FUNDAMENTAL PROGRESS IS POSSIBLE’ AT SEPTEMBER UN SUMMIT, SAYS
SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO FORMER CIVIL SERVANTS MEETING
(Delayed in transmission.)
Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the thirty-fifth anniversary and Annual Assembly of the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS), in New York, 18 May:
| Press Release SG/SM/9881 |
IN VIDEO MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OFFERS TRIBUTE
TO JAMES WOLFENSOHN, PRESIDENT, WORLD BANK
Following is the text of the video message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the tribute to James Wolfensohn, President, World Bank:
Dear Jim,
| Press Release SG/SM/9880 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF KIERAN PRENDERGAST,
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
