Secretary-General calls for release of hostages

HELD BY IRAQI MILITANTS

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

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the threats to the lives of two Bulgarians and one Filipino national who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.

Secretary-General forwards world court’s advisory opinion

on israel’s wall to General Assembly

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

The Secretary-General has today received from the International Court of Justice its advisory opinion on “the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in occupied Palestinian territory”.

Secretary-General expresses full support for afghanistan election dates,

underscores need for safe, secure environment for electoral process

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

‘EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ARAB SOCIETY HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO ARAB VISION OF REFORM’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO ARAB REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN BEIRUT

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Arab Regional Conference “Ten Years After Beijing:  Call for Peace” in Beirut, 8-10 July, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA):

LAKHDAR BRAHIMI HAS PURSUED ONE AGENDA -- ‘THE CAUSE OF PEACE’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO MUNICH AWARD CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the award to Lakhdar Brahimi of the Dag Hammarskjöld Honorary Medal from the German United Nations Association in Munich, 8 July:

‘somalia cannot afford another false start’, says Secretary-General, urging

kenya conference to establish inclusive governance stRuctures by 31 july

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Mbagathi, Kenya, 8 July:

Secretary-General deeply saddened by death of austria’s president

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

AFRICA CANNOT DEVELOP UNLESS WOMEN EXERCISE REAL POWER, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO ADDIS ABABA SESSION

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the African Union session on gender in Addis Ababa, 6 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS LEADERS OF GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA

FOR AGREEMENT TO PEACEFULLY RESOLVE BORDER DISPUTE

Following is the text of comments by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the signing ceremony between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea of an agreement to peacefully resolve their border dispute, in Addis Ababa, today:

africa’s ‘new democratic spirit’ must spread, strengtHen, says Secretary-General

to african union, while warning of threat posed by darfur crisis

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, 6 July: