SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURS RALPH BUNCHE, 1950 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER,

CO-AUTHOR OF UNITED NATIONS CHARTER

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the exhibit on the life of Ralph Bunche, delivered by S. Iqbal Riza, Chef de Cabinet, New York,

19 November 2002:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL 'VERY CONCERNED' REGARDING URGENT NEED

TO GET NEGOTIATIONS ON CYPRUS UNDER WAY

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

Last 11 November, when the Secretary-General conveyed to the Cypriot leaders his proposal to bridge the gaps between them and break the deadlock in negotiations, he asked them to convey their reaction to Alvaro de Soto, his Special Adviser, within a week.

IN ‘IPU DAY’ MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL NOTES GROWING INTENSITY

OF INTERACTION BETWEEN UNION AND UNITED NATIONS

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the occasion of “IPU DAY”, delivered by Sir Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, today:

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The Secretary-General arrived in Sarajevo from Geneva at midday on Sunday, 17 November, and had a working lunch with the heads of the principal international organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Office of the High Representative, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR) and the United Nations.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Geneva on Thursday, 14 November, where on the following day he held a series of meetings with President Paul Biya of Cameroon and President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria to discuss follow-up to the World Court decision regarding the border dispute between the two countries over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula.

INTERDEPENDENT WORLD REQUIRES UNIVERSAL INCLUSIVE 'INFORMATION SOCIETY'

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WORLD TELEVISION DAY MESSAGE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on World Television Day, which is observed on 21 November:

RULE OF LAW, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, MUTUAL RESPECT TRUST KEY TO KOSOVO’S

FUTURE SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN PRISTINA REMARKS

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Kosovo Art Gallery in Pristina, 18 November:

I am delighted to be among friends in Kosovo again.

`WE CLOSE IT IN DIGNITY’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINIA MISSION,

IN REMARKS AT SARAJEVO NATIONAL THEATRE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Sarajevo Theatre in Sarajevo, on 17 November:

I am honoured and pleased to be back among so many friends this evening.