SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT NEWS OF RELEASE OF 16 AID WORKERS IN DARFUR, SUDAN

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

‘GLOBAL EMERGENCY’ OF HIV/AIDS REQUIRES RESOLUTE, SWIFT, COMPREHENSIVE RESP0NSE,

SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REMARKS TO NEW YORK MEETING

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s remarks at a High-Level Global Consultation on linking HIV/AIDS with Sexual and Reproductive Health, in New York, 7 June:

GROUP OF 77 MARKS FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL

MINISTERIAL MEETING, 11 - 12 JUNE IN BRAZIL

PROCESS LEADING TO IRAQ’S INTERIM GOVERNMENT COMPLETED ‘ON TIME AND IN FULL’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks to the Security Council on Iraq, in New York, 7 June:

WORKSHOP examining establishment of mechanism for global assessment

of marine environment to convene at un headquarters, 7 - 11 JUNE

Top UN relief official welcomes release of aid workers in Sudan

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 6 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, welcomed today’s release of 16 humanitarian workers detained by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) in North Darfur, Sudan.  They were released this morning and appear to be in good health and were not harmed while being held by the SLM/A.

Sudan: cross-line operations reach 150,000 people in Nuba Mountains, Sudan

Seeds, Tools and Construction Materials Distributed by FAO

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 7 June (FAO) -- Farmers in Sudan's contested NubaMountains have received seeds, tools and construction materials from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to rehabilitate agriculture and build dams, seedbanks and community nurseries.

Secretary-General deeply saddened at passing of ronald reagan

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States of America.  He extends his sincere condolences to Mrs. Nancy Reagan, to the family of the former President, and to the Government and people of the United States.

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DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL DESCRIBES FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THINKING,

APPROACH TO UN SECURITY, IN NEW YORK ADDRESSS

Following is Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette’s address to the eighth United Nations Senior Management Seminar (UNSMAS) in New York, 7 June: