SECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS SECURITY COUNCIL TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERIORATION

OF DIRE SITUATION IN BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued on

10 May:

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CONTINUE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM POWER, DENIED IDENTITIES, DISPLACED FROM LANDS SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PERMANENT FORUM

Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message to the second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, delivered by Angela King, Assistant Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, in New York on 12 May:

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY

17 May, 2003

Draft Message for World Telecommunication Day, May 17th.

PRESS FREEDOM, PLURALISM OF CONTENT MUST GO TOGETHER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY

ROAD MAP VERY CLEAR ABOUT GOAL, STEPS TO REACH IT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN MESSAGE TO INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE

Following is the message by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan to the third conference of the International Alliance for Arab-Israeli Peace in Copenhagen,
8 to 9 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘VICIOUS KILLINGS’ BY COLOMBIAN REBEL GROUP

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘WARMLY WELCOMES’ STEPS BY INDIA, PAKISTAN

TO EASE TENSIONS, IMPROVE RELATIONS

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

The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the series of reciprocal steps India and Pakistan have recently taken to ease tensions and improve bilateral relations.  He hopes that these steps, starting with Prime Minister Vajpayee’s statement on

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT DEATH OF WALTER SISULU,

HERO OF SOUTH AFRICA’S ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT

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

GREATER POLITICAL COMMITMENT NEEDED TO PUT FAMILIES AT CENTRE OF PUBLIC POLICY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

CHALLENGES OF RAPID URBANIZATION AT HEART OF MILLENNIUM ANTI-POVERTY GOALS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO UN-HABITAT SESSION

Following is the message of Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan to the nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) delivered by Executive Director Anna Tibaijuka, in Nairobi on 5 May:

INDEPENDENT PRESS LIFEBLOOD OF STRONG, FUNCTIONING SOCIETIES,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed at Headquarters, 2 May: