Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CATHERINE BERTINI OF UNITED STATES

AS NEW UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Catherine Bertini of the United States as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management, succeeding Joseph Connor, effective 1 January 2003.   

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES BASIS FOR AGREEMENT TO CYPRUS PARTIES

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

The Secretary-General conveyed today to Mr. Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and to Mr. Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, a document providing a basis for agreement on a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem.

MUCH MORE EFFORT NEEDED TO CREATE VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT

FOR WOMEN, GIRLS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2002:

APPALLED BY LATEST MIDDLE EAST ATTACK, SECRETARY-GENERAL REMAINS CONCERNED

AT ‘BROADER ISSUE’ OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MYANMAR TO CONFER

WITH LEADING FIGURES IN YANGON, 12 - 16 NOVEMBER

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

Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 12 to 16 November 2002 to help facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.  It will be his ninth mission as Special Envoy.

RESOLUTION ON RETURN OF UN WEAPONS INSPECTORS TO IRAQ IS BASED

ON ‘UNIQUE LEGITIMACY OF UN’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COUNCIL

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council following today's adoption of resolution 1441 (2002) on Iraq:

IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT UN,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS TOUR GUIDES

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the 50^th anniversary of guided tours at the United Nations, New York, on 6 November:

“Welcome to the United Nations.  My name is Kofi Annan, I’m from Ghana, and I’ll be your guide today.” 

WE CANNOT BE INDIFFERENT TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN INTRODUCING LECTURE SPEAKERS

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks today on introducing Professor Daphne Preuss and Professor Jennifer Thomson as speakers in the Secretary-General’s lecture series:

I am delighted to welcome you to the second lecture in this series.  It promises to be a highly exciting one.

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘VERY ENCOURAGED’ BY SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF SECOND ROUND

OF PEACE TALKS ON SRI LANKA

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

HEADS OF SIX MAIN UNITED NATIONS BODIES HOLD FOURTH MEETING

The following statement was issued on 1 November by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: