SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘HEINOUS’ TARGETING OF RELIEF FLIGHTS IN ANGOLA

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack in Angola on Friday

15 June against two World Food Programme-chartered planes, which were en route to Kuito with food supplies.  Fortunately, there were no casualties.

REFUGEES ‘ARE THE GREAT SURVIVORS OF OUR TIME’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

IN SALUTE TO WORLD REFUGEE DAY

Following is the text of the message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Refugee Day, 20 June:

‘BOTH SIDES NEED HELP OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’, SECRETARY-GENERAL

TELLS PARIS MEDIA ENCOUNTER ON PALESTINE

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Media Encounter on the Question of Palestine delivered on his behalf by Shashi Tharoor, Interim Head of the Department of Public Information:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED BY REPORTS OF ANTI-CIVILIAN VIOLENCE,

CONTINUED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN AFGHANISTAN

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF POLITICAL DETAINEES IN MYANMAR

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

IN MESSAGE TO LATIN AMERICAN MEETING ON PALESTINE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

'THERE CAN BE NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO THIS CONFLICT'

Following is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean meeting on the question of Palestine, delivered by Danilo Türk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Havana on 12 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES HOPE THAT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

WILL SUPPORT SIERRA LEONE DISARMAMENT PROGRAMME

IN MESSAGE HONOURING RAPHAEL LEMKIN, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS HIS LIFEWORK

‘AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE OF MORAL ENGAGEMENT’

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony honouring Raphael Lemkin, delivered by Mrs. Nane Annan:

It gives me great pleasure to send my greetings to all who have gathered for this ceremony honouring the legacy of Raphael Lemkin.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SUPPORTS CALL FOR COMMITMENT BY ALL HAITIANS

TO RESOLVE CURRENT POLITICAL CRISIS

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

DENNIS MCNAMARA APPOINTED DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR EAST TIMOR

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Dennis McNamara as his Deputy Special Representative for East Timor.  Mr. McNamara will take over from

Jean-Christian Cady, who will be leaving at the end of June.