IN ADDRESS TO AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT, SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES MAJOR CHALLENGES,

URGENT AREAS WHERE AFRICA MUST ‘DEMONSTRATE OWNERSHIP THROUGH ACTION’

Following is the statement delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the African Union Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, on 10 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN CALLS ON AFRICAN LEADERS TO POINT WAY TO TOLERANCE,

UNDERSTANDING AND PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT

Following are the remarks made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the African Union Heads of State prayer breakfast in Maputo, Mozambique on 10 July:

Biographical Note

UN, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF LA FRANCOPHONIE SHARE GOALS OF CONFLICT

PREVENTION, DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Assembly of French-Speaking Parliamentarians, in Niamey, Niger, 6-9 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR EFFORTS OF SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL STEINER IN KOSOVO

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

Special Representative of the Secretary-General Michael Steiner today completes his term as head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva on Thursday, 26 June, where he began a series of meetings, including one with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES LIBERIAN PRESIDENT TAYLOR’S

DECISION TO RESIGN AND LEAVE LIBERIA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY DEPLORES’ TERRORIST ATTACKS

IN PAKISTAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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

The Secretary-General was shocked to learn of the terrorist attacks over the weekend in a Shi’ite mosque in Quetta and during a concert in Moscow.  More than 50 people were killed in Quetta and at least 13 in Moscow.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS UNITED NATIONS IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ASSISTING

WORLD COMMUNITY IN COMBATING ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Nobuyasu Abe to the First Biennial Meeting of States to Consider Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects:

SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS CLOSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNITED NATIONS