| Press Release SG/SM/8748 PAL/1956 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS’
SUICIDE BOMBING BY HAMAS IN JERUSALEM
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/A/843 BIO/3500 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO OF COLOMBIA NEW
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of José Antonio Ocampo of Colombia as the new Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, succeeding Nitin Desai, effective 1 September 2003.
| Press Release SG/A/842 BIO/3499 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NIGEL FISHER OF CANADA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF UN OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Nigel Fisher of Canada as Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
| Press Release SG/A/841 BIO/3498 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JANE HOLL LUTE OF UNITED STATES AS ASSISTANT
SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Jane Holl Lute of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Mission Support in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, effective 1 August 2003.
| Press Release SG/SM/8747 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES REPORT FROM MYANMAR ENVOY THAT DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI
IS UNINJURED; URGES HER RELEASE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General welcomes the report from his Special Envoy for Myanmar that he has seen Daw Aung San Suu Kyi today, and that she is uninjured and in good spirits.
| Press Release SG/SM/8746 PAL/1955 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL SERIOUSLY CONCERNED BY ATTEMPTED
EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING BY ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
| Press Release SG/SM/8745 OBV/354 REF/1174 |
FUTURE FOR MILLIONS OF YOUNG REFUGEES JEOPARDIZED BY WAR, HATRED, EXILE,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY
Following is the message by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan for World Refugee Day, observed 20 June:
| Press Release SG/SM/8744 AFR/639 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS COUP ATTEMPT IN MAURITANIA
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General strongly condemns ongoing armed attempts to overthrow the constitutional Government of President Ould Taya in Mauritania. He is deeply concerned over reports of widespread violence, injuries suffered by the civilian population and looting.
| Press Release SG/SM/8743 PAL/1952 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL DEPLORES VIOLENCE BY PALESTINIAN GROUPS,
SAYS ROAD MAP IS BEST PATH TO JUST, LASTING PEACE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General deplores the violence by Palestinian groups over the weekend. Such violence is especially untimely following the Aqaba Summit, where the parties made a commitment to implementing the Quartet’s Road Map.
| Press Release SG/SM/8742 SOC/CP/258 |
‘UNITED NATIONS IS IN FRONT LINE IN FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION’,
SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO HARVARD PROGRAMME
Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Executive Programme on Corruption Control and Organizational Integrity, delivered by Mr. Dileep Nair, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services, at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, on 8 June:
