TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 21 DECEMBER 2004

The Secretary-General: Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Secretary-General strongly condemns latest series of attacks in iraq,

 

Says un will do everything possible to assist elections, transition

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

EUROPE’S SUPPORT KEY IN STRENGTHENING UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING, CRISIS

MANAGEMENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN STATEMENT TO EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Calling for Bold Action in 2005, He Stresses Need

For Full European Engagement in Supporting Global Multilateral Framework

In message for international day, Secretary-General says role of south-south

 

cooperation has never been more critical for reaching millennium goals

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, STRESSES NEED

TO UNITE AROUND COMMON PRIORITIES IN IMPLEMENTING UNITED NATIONS REFORM

Tomorrow’s World Body Must Enact Anti-Terrorism

Convention, Prevent Nuclear Proliferation, Promote Development, He Says

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, today, 16 December 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OVER MYANMAR OPPOSITION LEADER’S SECURITY

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

STRESSING IMPORTANCE OF STAFF SECURITY, SECRETARY-GENERAL INTENDS TO PROCEED

WITH FURTHER EXPANSION OF UN PRESENCE IN IRAQ

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS, URGES PROMOTION

OF LOW-CARBON ENERGY SOURCES, LOW-GREENHOUSE-GAS TECHNOLOGIES

Stressing Need for More Climate-Friendly Development

Strategies, He Tells Conference of Parties to Look Beyond Kyoto Protocol

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES WIDER RATIFICATION OF MIGRANT RIGHTS CONVENTION,

IN MESSAGE TO MARK INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on International Migrants Day, observed on 18 December 2004:

GROUP OF FRIENDS OF SECRETARY-GENERAL REVIEW GEORGIA-ABKHAZ PEACE PROCESS

Following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, following the high-level meeting of the Secretary-General’s Group of Friends of Georgia in Geneva, on 13-14 December 2004: