‘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:

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:

Secretary-General deeply saddened by iraq violence,

says un ready to help resolve current crisIs

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTREMELY CONCERNED BY WIDESPREAD FIGHTING

IN IRAQ, OFFERS UN HELP IN CURRENT CRISIS

The following statement was issued Saturday, 7 August, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $177.5 MILLION

(Reissued as received.)

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).

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE URGES IRAQ’S INTERIM GOVERNMENT

TO ENSURE GENDER EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN

The following statement was issued today by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW):

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.

COMPENSATION COMMISSION APPROVES AWARDS OF $380.5 MILLION AT FIFTY-SECOND SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 2 July (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the presidency of Ambassador Michael Steiner (Germany), has concluded its fifty-second session today and approved awards of $380,532,962.70 for compensation.

SECRETARY-GENERAL REMEMBERS VICTIMS OF UN BAGHDAD HEADQUARTERS BOMBING

IN MESSAGE TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY THANKSGIVING SERVICE