ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES NATIONAL POLICIES FOR PREVENTION

OF NATURAL DISASTERS, MITIGATION OF CONSEQUENCES

Message for International Day Stresses Importance

Of Cooperative Efforts, Cites Recent Flood Catastrophe in Czech Republic

SALUTING UNITED NATIONS DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS MILLENNIUM GOALS

WILL REMAIN ELUSIVE WITHOUT GREATER WORLDWIDE COMMITMENT

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on United Nations Day, 24 October:

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO NATURAL HAZARDS, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

Following is the Secretary-General's message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction -- "Disaster reduction for sustainable mountain development",

9 October 2002:

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CRAFT NEW ERA FOR AGEING IN NEW CENTURY, SECRETARY-GENERAL

SAYS IN DAY OF OLDER PERSONS MESSAGE

The following is the message issued by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, 1 October:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES HOPE THAT CONFLICTING PARTIES

WILL OBSERVE CEASEFIRE ON DAY OF PEACE

Following is the message by Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly, for the International Day of Peace, 21 September:

SALUTING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE, SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS

'TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF GLOBAL CEASEFIRE AND NON-VIOLENCE'

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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONTINUING VIGILANCE IN PROTECTING OZONE LAYER

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

Life started to develop significantly on our planet only after the ozone layer was in place in the stratosphere to filter out harmful levels of sunlight.  The battle to repair this life-sustaining system is far from over.