ON twenty-fifTH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION, COMMITTEE NOTES

 

PROGRESS, BUT FULL EQUALITY STILL TO BE ACHIEVED

(Issued on 14 October 2004.)

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was observed at the United Nations Headquarters on 13 October at an event attended by a number of persons involved in the issue over the years.

Secretary-General, in World Food Day message, urges greater attention

 

to role of biodiversity in fight against hunger

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Food Day, observed on 16 October:

Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Eradication of Poverty

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance on 17 October of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty:

IMPROVE CHAIN OF INFORMATION, DECISION-MAKING IN PREPARING FOR RECURRING

HAZARDS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN DISASTER REDUCTION DAY MESSAGE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction to be observed on 13 October 2004:

Cities have crucial contribution to make to rural development,

 

says Secretary-General in World Habitat Day message

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Habitat Day, observed 4 October:

‘For many, suffering mental and physical illness at the same time is the rule’,

Secretary-General says in message for World Mental Health Day

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2004:

The focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the co-occurrence of mental and physical illness, reflects the reality of people's experience.

IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MUTUAL SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY

BETWEEN GENERATIONS NEEDED TO BUILD ‘TRULY INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIETY’

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2004:

UNITED NATIONS MESSENGERS OF PEACE JOIN IN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE OBSERVANCE

In message for day of peace, Secretary-General stresses need for greater

tolerance, promotion of ‘unity based on our shared humanity’

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Peace, 21 September:

Secretary-General says success of Montreal protocol protecting ozone layer

should inspire parties to other environmental agreements

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed 16 September: