| Press Release OBV/486 PKO/116 |
SURGE IN DEMAND REFLECTS CONFIDENCE OF MEMBER STATES IN UN PEACEKEEPING
Headquarters Observance of Peacekeepers Day to Be Held on 27 May
| Press Release SG/SM/9875 ENV/DEV/854 OBV/485 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS CONSIDERABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN
GROWTH, URGES CREATION OF ‘GREEN CITIES’, IN WORLD DAY MESSAGE
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Environmental Day, observed on 5 June:
| Press Release SG/SM/9868 ENV/DEV/852 OBV/484 |
Role of biodiversity central in underpinning sustainable development, protecting
society, says Secretary-General in message for international day
Following is the text of the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2005:
| Press Release SG/SM/9859 OBV/482 |
STRONG, SUPPORTIVE FAMILY FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE AGAINST HIV/AIDS,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY
Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:
| Press Release OBV/477 PI/1649 |
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY SEMINAR EXAMINES ROLE OF NEWS MEDIA
IN PROMOTING TOLERANCE
Effects of ‘Hate’ Media Considered;
‘Ten Stories World Should Hear More About’ Introduced
| Press Release GA/SM/354 OBV/481 PI/1651 |
IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES
NEED FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO FREER, MORE RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM
Following is the message by Jean Ping (Gabon), President of the General Assembly, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2005:
| Press Release SG/SM/9852 OBV/480 |
IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL
CALLS FOR ‘TRULY GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY’ BENEFITING ALL
Following is the message by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Telecommunications Day, 17 May 2005:
| Press Release GA/SM/353 OBV/476 |
FUTURE OF SOCIETIES DEPENDS ON IMPROVING HEALTH OF EVERY MOTHER AND CHILD,
SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, IN WORLD HEALTH DAY MESSAGE
Following is the message of Jean Ping (Gabon), President of the General Assembly, for World Health Day, observed 7 April:
Hundreds of thousands of women and millions of children die every year because they do not have access to quality health care.
| Press Release OBV/475 SAG/346 |
UNITED NATIONS DEDICATES WORLD HEALTH DAY TO two
MAJOR MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Child, Maternal Mortality Need More Attention
(Reissued as received.)
| Press Release SG/SM/9790 OBV/474 |
CHILD, MATERNAL MORTALITY ‘OVERLOOKED AND UNDERREPORTED HEALTH CRISiS’,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WORLD HEALTH DAY MESSAGE
Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Health Day, observed 7 April:
