Secretary-general URGES LATIN AMERICANS TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES,

EXPAND THEIR RIGHTS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the official presentation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Report on Democratic Development in Latin America in Lima, Peru, today, 21 April 2004:

secretary-general Names Independent Panel to Probe ‘Oil-for-Food’ Allegations

NEW YORK, 21 April–- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today announced the formation of the independent panel that will conduct an inquiry into allegations of impropriety in the administration and management of the Iraq “oil-for-food” programme.

Secretary-general saddened by deaths of two un correctional officers in kosovo

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

Secretary-general condemNs ISRAEL’s assassination of hamas leader

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday, 17 April:

Parliamentarians have major role in helping countries recover from conflict,

says secretary-general in message to mexico city meeting

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the 110^th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, delivered by Danilo Türk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Mexico City, 18 April:

sECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL PLEDGE TO HELP PARTIES IN CYPRUS

MEET COMMITMENTS UNDER SETTLEMENT PLAN

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday, 16 April:

Secretary-General urges uganda rebels to respond positively

to president’s call for dialogue

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

Attempts by israelis, palestinians to achieve goals through measures that INJURE

THE other ‘bound to fail’, says secretary-general to geneva meeting

role of business in armed conflict can be crucial – ‘for good and for ill’,

Secretary-General tells Security Council open debate on issue

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at an open debate of the Security Council on the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building in New York, 15 April:

Secretary-General notes ‘remarkable progress’ made

since entry into force of mine ban convention

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