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

‘EACH CONTRIBUTION, HOWEVER SMALL, CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE’, SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan upon receiving the Olé Prize of the Children’s Parliament of the City of Bern, Switzerland, today:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT NAMING MINISTERS

OF NEW GOVERNMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

ENTRY INTO FORCE OF CONVENTION ON MIGRANT WORKERS LANDMARK IN STRUGGLE

FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the entry into force on 1 July of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GLOBAL ACTION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT,

IN ADDRESS TO ECOSOC HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

GENEVA, 30 June (UN Information Service) -- The following is the address given Monday morning, 30 June, by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening meeting of the 2003 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, in Room XIX of the Palais des Nations: