SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ‘IN THE STRONGEST TERMS’ MURDER OF HOSTAGE IN IRAQ

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

The Secretary-General is appalled by the murder of Mr. Kim Sun-Il, who was taken hostage in Iraq on 17 June 2004. 

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms this heartless crime, which no political or other cause can justify. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL strongly appeals for immediate release of Hostages in iraq

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

The Secretary-General is very concerned about the recent trend of hostage-taking in Iraq.  In the latest incident, Mr. Kim Sun-Il, interpreter from the Republic of Korea for a trade company, was taken hostage on 17 June 2004.

PROCESS LEADING TO IRAQ’S INTERIM GOVERNMENT COMPLETED ‘ON TIME AND IN FULL’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Security Council on Iraq, in New York, 7 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’ ASSASSINATION

OF PRESIDENT OF IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL

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

UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE TO PRESENT REPORT ON SITUATION IN IRAQ ON 31 MAY

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL ASSURES OIL-FOR-FOOD INQUIRY

OF FULL COOPERATION OF ALL UN STAFF

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

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT CALLS ON COALITION AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW

 

IRAQI DETAINEES TO CHALLENGE LAWFULNESS OF DETENTION

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 5 May (UN Information Service) –- The Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on arbitrary detention of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Leïla Zerrougui, issued the following statement today:

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS

 

OF ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS BY COALITION FORCES

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 May (UN Information Service) –- The Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Theo van Boven, issued the following statement today:

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RIGHT TO HEALTH CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT ENQUIRY

INTO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN FALLUJA

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by media pictures

of iraqi prisoners being mistreated

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