Iraq


SG/SM/9612-IK/464
23/11/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9612
IK/464

Secretary-General calls for incentives to persuade various iraqi groups


to participate in national reconciliation process

 


International Community Must Unite

Around Mission of Supporting Political Transition, He Says


Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the International Conference on Iraq in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, today, 23 November:

SG/SM/9505-IK/462
28/09/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9505
IK/462

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.

IK/461
23/09/2004
Press Release
IK/461

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNCC APPROVES AWARDS OF $376.9 MILLION


FOR COMPENSATION AT ITS FIFTY-THIRD SESSION


(Reissued as received.)


GENEVA, 23 September -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the presidency of Ambassador Michael Steiner (Germany), today concluded its fifty-third session and approved awards of $376,920,823.53 for compensation.