IF BIODIVERSITY LOSS NOT STOPPED, REACHING MILLENNIUM ANTI-POVERTY GOALS

MIGHT BE IMPOSSIBLE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day for Biological Diversity, which is observed 22 May:

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY

17 May, 2003

Draft Message for World Telecommunication Day, May 17th.

PRESS FREEDOM, PLURALISM OF CONTENT MUST GO TOGETHER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY

GREATER POLITICAL COMMITMENT NEEDED TO PUT FAMILIES AT CENTRE OF PUBLIC POLICY, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

Following is Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan’s message on the International Day of Families, observed 15 May:

IN REMARKS AT WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY OBSERVANCE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

CALLS FOR ACTION ON ‘HATE MEDIA’

Following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette made today at the Headquarters observance for World Press Freedom Day:

IMPORTANCE OF FREE, INDEPENDENT PRESS, ROLE OF JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ WAR

HIGHLIGHTED IN WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY OBSERVANCE

Programme’s Theme: ‘The Media and Armed Conflict’ Addressed

By Deputy Secretary-General, Panel of International Journalists

INDEPENDENT PRESS LIFEBLOOD OF STRONG, FUNCTIONING SOCIETIES,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Press Freedom Day, which was observed at Headquarters, 2 May:

IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY, PRESIDENT

OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY CITES VALUE OF BOOKS, READING

Following is the message by Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), President of the General Assembly, for World Book and Copyright Day, observed 23 April:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS ‘DIRE’ SITUATION CHILDREN FACE

FROM ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS IN WORLD HEALTH DAY MESSAGE

Following is the message of Jan Kavan (Czech Republic), President of the fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly, on World Health Day 2003, observed on 7 April:

EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT WORLD UN STAFF FACE THREATS, ASSAULTS, ABUSE

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, observed 25 March:

SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BEGINS WITH SAFEGUARDING HEALTH OF EVERY CHILD,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON WORLD HEALTH DAY

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on World Health Day, which is observed 7 April:

Healthy children are crucial to sustainable development.  That is why this year's World Health Day carries the theme “Shape the Future of Life:  Healthy Environment for Children”.