Secretary-General, in message to Middle East/Africa summit meeting,

 

calls ‘microfinance movement’ success story of last decade

 

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Middle East and Africa Microcredit Summit Meeting taking place in Amman, Jordan, from 10 to 13 October, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCAP):

Secretary-General welcomes election of transitional Somali President

The following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General congratulates Wangari Maathai on award of Nobel Peace Prize

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

Secretary-General strongly condemns deadly bombings in Egypt

 

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for
Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Eradication of Poverty

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance on 17 October of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty:

Secretary-General ‘Strongly Condemns’ Terrorist Bomb Attack in Pakistan

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the bomb attack that was carried out today in the Pakistani city of Multan, in which reportedly dozens of people were killed and many more wounded.

Secretary-General Deplores action leading to death

 

of Chief of Staff of Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FOR DARFUR

IMPROVE CHAIN OF INFORMATION, DECISION-MAKING IN PREPARING FOR RECURRING

HAZARDS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN DISASTER REDUCTION DAY MESSAGE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction to be observed on 13 October 2004:

Secretary-General, addressing Security Council, describes lessons learned

from UN’s work rebuilding rule of law in societies shattered by conflict

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s introductory statement at the Security Council meeting on “The Rule of Law and Transitional Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies”, in New York, 6 October:

I warmly welcome the convening of this open debate.