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MILLENNIUM GOALS DIFFERENT FROM PAST PLEDGES, AS THEY ARE MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN VIDEO MESSAGE TO ROME CONCERT

17/05/2004
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MILLENNIUM GOALS DIFFERENT FROM PAST PLEDGES, AS THEY ARE MEASURABLE,


ACHIEVABLE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN VIDEO MESSAGE TO ROME CONCERT


Following is the text of the video message bySecretary-General Kofi Annan to the “We are the Future” concert, organized by Quincy Jones’ Listen Up Foundation and the Glocal Forum, in partnership with the World Bank in Rome on

16 May:


Dear Friends,

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TO SUCCEED, UN PEACEKEEPERS NEED SUSTAINED POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENTS, CLEAR MANDATES, NECESSARY RESOURCES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

17/05/2004
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TO SUCCEED, UN PEACEKEEPERS NEED SUSTAINED POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENTS,


CLEAR MANDATES, NECESSARY RESOURCES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL


Following is the text of remarks as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on UN peacekeeping operations to the Security Council today:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES AGREEMENT ON PARTICIPATION IN MYANMAR NATIONAL CONVENTION

14/05/2004
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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES AGREEMENT ON PARTICIPATION IN MYANMAR NATIONAL CONVENTION


Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General is disappointed to learn that an agreement has not been reached for the participation of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and some other ethnic nationality parties in the National Convention due to begin on 17 May.