Iraq


SG/SM/9450-IK/453
19/08/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9450
IK/453

‘We will long feel the pain, but our sense of mission is intact’, Secretary-General


says on anniversary of attack on un Baghdad headquarters


Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the ceremony in Geneva marking the first anniversary of the attack on the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad:

GA/SM/344-IK/457
19/08/2004
Press Release
GA/SM/344
IK/457


ON ANNIVERSARY OF TRAGEDY IN BAGHDAD, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT


RECALLS ‘COURAGE AND CONVICTION’ OF STAFF


The following statement was issued today in Johannesburg, South Africa by General Assembly President, Julian R. Hunte, on the observance of the first anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad:

IK/449-UNEP/239
23/07/2004
Press Release
IK/449
UNEP/239


RESTORING IRAQI MARSHLANDS PROJECT LAUNCHED BY UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME


(Reissued as received.)


NAIROBI/PARIS, 23 July (UNEP) -- A multi-million dollar project to restore the environment and provide clean drinking water in the Marshlands of Mesopotamia was announced today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

SG/SM/9415-IK/447
09/07/2004
Press Release
SG/SM/9415
IK/447

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.