SECRETARY-GENERAL ENCOURAGED BY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS 'UNITED NATIONS HOUSE' IN KYRGYZSTAN,

SAYS STAFF HAVE KEY ROLE IN HELPING NATION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the opening of the United Nations House in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 20 October:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, HONOURED IN KYRGYZSTAN, SAYS COUNTRY’S ASPIRATIONS

MATCH VALUES OF PEACE, TOLERANCE AT HEART OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday

(20 October) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev:

SECURITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CRITICAL ROLE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BUILDING PEACE

Women and girls must have a greater role in peace processes and must be brought to the negotiating table more systematically, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report to the Security Council, issued today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO MEETING ON NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES,

SAYS SITUATION OVER IRAQ IS AMONG GRAVEST FACING WORLD TODAY

Principle of Multilateralism Said to Face Critical Test -– Even

Most Powerful Countries Know They Must Work with Others to Achieve Aims

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AND SUDAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

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

IRAQ TO BEGIN RETURNING KUWAITI ARCHIVES TO KUWAIT ON 19 OCTOBER

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

Tomorrow, Saturday, 19 October, Iraq will commence returning to Kuwait the Kuwaiti archives, which were taken by Iraq following its occupation of Kuwait in 1990.  The modalities for the transfer were arranged with Iraq and Kuwait by the United Nations in August 2002.

SECRETARY-GENERAL 'EXTREMELY CONCERNED' BY REPORTS OF URANIUM ENRICHMENT

PROGRAMME IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW MILITARY ADVISER

IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

The Secretary-General has appointed Major General Patrick Cammaert as Military Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.  The appointment will become effective in November.

Major General Cammaert, a national of the Netherlands, will succeed Major General Tim Ford from Australia.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Mongolia in the morning of Wednesday, 16 October.