SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT ON TERM OF HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Following is the text of a statement made today in Nairobi by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

FOR ARREST OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC

Following is a statement by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued today in Nairobi, Kenya:

The arrest of Slobodan Milosevic is an important step in the process of healing after the tragic events in the Balkans since 1991.  I commend the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for this decisive action.

DIALOGUE 'VITAL' TO SUCCESS OF UN MISSIONS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

IN REMARKS TO SEMINAR OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Seminar of Special and Personal Representatives and Envoys, in Mont Pèlerin, Switzerland, on 30 March:

UN CONFERENCES PROVIDED ‘DYNAMIC BLUEPRINTS FOR PROGRESS ON KEY ISSUES’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Following is the text of an address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva:

It is a pleasure to join you today.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SALUTES YALE UNIVERSITY ON 300^TH ANNIVERSARY,

AS UN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION ISSUES COMMEMORATIVE CANCELLATION

Following is the 30 March message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Yale University on the occasion of the dedication of a United Nations postal cancellation commemorating the 300^th anniversary of the University’s founding:

SECRETARY-GENERAL GRAVELY CONCERNED AT ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL

AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; CALLS FOR URGENT RESUMPTION OF DIALOGUE

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

Secretary-General Kofi Annan departed New York on Saturday, 24 March, arriving in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday night, to attend the Summit Meeting of the League of Arab States, which was due to begin on Tuesday, 27 March.

BROADER SOCIAL ROLES FOR BUSINESS WILL COMPLEMENT SEARCH FOR PROFIT,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SWISS BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Following is the text of an address made by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today in Zurich, Switzerland, to the Swiss business community:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO PATH OF PEACE

Following is the text of a statement made today in Amman, Jordan, by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the summit meeting of the League of Arab States:

It is an honour to join you.  Let me express my gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah for his hospitality, wise leadership and strong support of the United Nations.

The Secretary-General travelled to Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon,  23 March, for his first meeting with United States President George W. Bush and senior members of his Administration.