SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY

     This is the text of a message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in observance of International Volunteer Day -- 5 December:

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN ALL ITS FORMS REMAINS MAJOR

UNITED NATIONS PRIORITY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2002:

INTERDEPENDENT WORLD REQUIRES UNIVERSAL INCLUSIVE 'INFORMATION SOCIETY'

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WORLD TELEVISION DAY MESSAGE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on World Television Day, which is observed on 21 November:

TOLERANCE ‘AN ACTIVE AND POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN DIVERSITY’

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Tolerance, 16 November:

MUCH MORE EFFORT NEEDED TO CREATE VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT

FOR WOMEN, GIRLS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2002:

WARFARE DELIBERATELY AIMED AT ENVIRONMENT MUST BE VIGOROUSLY PREVENTED,

CONDEMNED, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the message of the President of the General Assembly, Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), on the occasion of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, which is observed

6 November:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT UNITED NATIONS DAY CONCERT OF KOREAN MUSIC,

LOOKS TO END OF ‘DECADES OF HOSTILITY AND MISTRUST’ ON PENINSULA

These are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the United Nations Day concert given in the General Assembly Hall last night (24 October) by the Traditional Music Orchestra of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS):

It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to United Nations Headquarters.

TO FEED WORLD’S POPULATION, FRESHWATER RESOURCES NEED TO BE BETTER

MANAGED, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Fréchette, at the opening of the Exhibition by the Food and Agriculture Organization on World Food Day, in New York (16 October):

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS POVERTY ERADICATION

IS SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MILLENNIUM GOAL

Following is the message of General Assembly President Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty,

17 October 2002: