SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’ COUP D’ÉTAT IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the coup d’état in Sao Tome and Principe and calls for the immediate and unconditional restoration of constitutional order.  He also calls for the prompt release of government officials detained during the coup.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan left New York for Washington early in the morning of Monday, 14 July.

ANSWER TO PALESTINIAN PROBLEM LIES IN PERFORMANCE OF STEPS REQUIRED

TO IMPLEMENT ROAD MAP, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People in Geneva today, delivered by Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):

Secretary-General Kofi Annan left Switzerland in the evening of Monday, 7 July, and arrived in Maputo, Mozambique at midday on Tuesday, where he was due to attend the African Union Summit and hold meetings in the margins with a number of African leaders.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS AGAIN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALAN JARA

ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF KIDNAPPING IN COLOMBIA

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

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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:

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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: