United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane arrived in Oslo on Sunday evening, 10 April, where they had a private dinner with Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and his wife.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ESTABLISHMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE IN NEPAL

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL HEARTENED BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL

FOR AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

 

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

IN VIDEO MESSAGE FOR GLOBAL AIDS INITIATIVE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ‘YOU

CAN SAVE LIVES BY ATTACKING IGNORANCE IN EVERY CORNER OF THE PLANET’

Following is the text of the video message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the Global Media AIDS Initiative in Cannes today:

Dear friends,

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LATVIA’S PRESIDENT AS ‘IN LARGER FREEDOM’ ENVOY

The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia, as his Envoy for the summit to take place in New York in September 2005.

MEDIA LEADERS FROM AROUND GLOBE EXPAND RESPONSE

 

TO UN’S CALL TO FIGHT AIDS EPIDEMIC

 

MTV Networks’ Bill Roedy to Chair

Global Media AIDS Initiative Leadership Committee

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS

WITH SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON ‘NAME’ ISSUE

 

The following was received today from Matthew Nimetz, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in talks between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva early Wednesday, 6 April.  He held a series of private meetings in the afternoon.

CITING ‘MASSIVE SHORTFALLS IN FUNDING’, SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS

FOR $2.6 BILLION FOR SOUTH SUDAN

Following is the text of the statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Sudan Donors’ Conference in Oslo today:

Secretary-General urges Myanmar to clarify position on road map,

 

allow return of special envoy as soon as possible

 

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