SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SIGNING OF DECLARATION

ON SOMALIA RECONCILIATION PROCESS

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES THOROUGH REVIEW OF UN PROGRAMME OF WORK

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the General Assembly, 30 October:

I am grateful for this opportunity to present my report on “Strengthening the United Nations:  An Agenda for Further Change”.

CONSIDER WHETHER JOHANNESBURG GOALS ARE BASIS FOR COOPERATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS CONFERENCE ON KYOTO PROTOCOL

Following is a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivered by Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, today in New Delhi, India:

IN MESSAGE TO REGIONAL MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES STRENGTHENING UN/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

STATEMENT ON RETURN OF KUWAITI DOCUMENTS ISSUED

BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS FUNDAMENTAL TO LIFE BUT EXTREMELY FRAGILE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO GLOBAL MOUNTAIN SUMMIT

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Global Mountain Summit, delivered by Johannes van Ginkel, Rector, United Nations University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, today:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S TRIBUTE AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JOSEPH N. GARBA

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the memorial service for the late Joseph Nanven Garba of Nigeria:

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT TO SECURITY COUNCIL

ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

This is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council today on “Women, peace and security”:

Let me start by thanking you, Mr. President, for this initiative in holding this meeting on women, peace and security.

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY ARMED CONFRONTATION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN

REPUBLIC, CONDEMNS ANY ATTEMPT TO TAKE POWER BY FORCE OF ARMS

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