INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FACE CHALLENGES POSED BY POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION,

 

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, observed on 9 August:

POVERTY ROBS WORLD OF FULL POTENTIAL OF OVER 1 BILLION YOUTH,

 

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for International Youth Day, observed on 12 August:

PROVIDING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE MORAL OBLIGATION, COMPELLING ECONOMIC NECESSITY,

 

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WORLD POPULATION DAY MESSAGE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Population Day, observed on 11 July:

COOPERATIVES MOVEMENT HAS BEEN LONGSTANDING VOICE FOR PEACE,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

 

Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the United Nations International Day for Cooperatives, observed on 1 July 2006:

Secretary-General calls for renewed efforts to end torture

 

in all its forms, in international day message

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

General Assembly president underscores theme of hope

 

in message to observe world refugee day

 

remember responsibility to help keep hope alive, urges Secretary-General

 

in message to mark world refugee day

Following is the text of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Refugee Day, to be observed on 20 June:

IN MESSAGE MARKING AFRICA DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENTS

TO HELP CONTINENT BUILD ON PROGRESS, ADDRESS REMAINING CHALLENGES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Day, to be observed tomorrow, 25 May:

General Assembly President Praises Professionalism, Dedication, Courage

of Peacekeepers In message on International Day

 

Secretary-General, observing international day of United Nations peacekeepers,

lauds growing confidence in organization’s ability to restore stability

He Pays Tribute to ‘Selfless, Tireless, Fearless’ Heroes,