Secretary-General welcomes release of civilian hostages in Iraq

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

The Secretary-General welcomes the news of the release of the Iraqi, Egyptian and Italian civilian hostages today in Iraq.

Secretary-General’s message to memorial for ex-UNITAR chief

The following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to a memorial ceremony in honour of Chief Simeon Ola Adebo in Lagos today, 28 September 2004, as delivered by Marcel Boisard, Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR):

Secretary-General concerned over killings on UN agency premises

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

Urgent task is to do everything possible to help protect THE people of Darfur

 

from Violence, human rights abuse, Secretary-General tells Security Council

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa:

Toast by Secretary-General at Francophones’ dinner in New York

 

(Delayed for translation of text, originally delivered in French)

Following is the text of a toast by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Francophones’ dinner in New York on 23 September 2004:

‘For many, suffering mental and physical illness at the same time is the rule’,

Secretary-General says in message for World Mental Health Day

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2004:

The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the co-occurrence of mental and physical illness, reflects the reality of people's experience.

Entry into force of nuclear-test-ban treaty would strengthen security of states,

 

peoples everywhere, Secretary-General says at launch of ministerial statement

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the launching of the second Joint Ministerial Statement of support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, delivered in New York today by Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA

 

on october LAUNCH of JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM

 

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

IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MUTUAL SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY

BETWEEN GENERATIONS NEEDED TO BUILD ‘TRULY INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIETY’

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2004:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS CONSULTATIONS ON KOSOVO ‘CANDID AND CONSTRUCTIVE’,

BROAD AGREEMENT REACHED ON INTEGRATED STRATEGY

Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan following consultations with key MemberStates and partner organizations in Kosovo on 20 September: