‘none of us is born to hate; intolerance is taught and can be untaught’,

Secretary-General says in message on day to eliminate discrimination

Following is the text of the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March:

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The following statement to the press was delivered today by Security Council President César Mayoral ( Argentina):

NO POLICY FOR PROGRESS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS TO WOMEN’S DAY OBSERVANCE

Following is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on International Women’s Day, 8 March:

Observance of International

Women’s Day

WOMEN’S ROLE IN DECISION-MAKING CENTRAL TO PROGRESS OF HUMANKIND,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT WOMEN’S DAY OBSERVANCE

Says World is Ready for Woman as United Nations Secretary-General

In message for women’s day, General Assembly President calls

for ‘much greater progress’ in education of girls

 

Following is the text of the message by General Assembly President Jan Eliasson ( Sweden) for International Women’s Day, 8 March:

WOMEN MUST TAKE RIGHTFUL PLACE IN WORLD’S DECISION-MAKING,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on International Women’s Day, observed 8 March:

Remembering is safeguard for future, Secretary-General says in message

 

for first international day Honouring memory of holocaust victims

 

IN MESSAGE COMMEMORATING HOLOCAUST VICTIMS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

CALLS FOR COMMITMENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF GENOCIDE IN FUTURE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO HOLOCAUST VICTIMS,

SURVIVORS AT CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

Developing countries should involve skills of ‘global diasporas’ in development

 

process, says Secretary-General in message on day for south-south cooperation