Fifty-eighth General Assembly                              

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RIGHT TO HEALTH CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT ENQUIRY

INTO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN FALLUJA

(Reissued as received.)

ACTING HUMAN RIGHTS chief:  PRESS FREEDOM DAY AN OCCASION

TO ENSURE VOICES CONTINUE TO BE HEARD

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 May (OHCHR) –- Following is the statement of Bertrand Ramcharan, the acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day:

Secretary-General, in message to mark world press freedom day,

stresses need to get out good news, as well as bad

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York today, 3 May 2004:

Secretary-General says failure to stop biodiversity loss

toO awful to contemplate

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, on 22 May:

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Organizational Session                                

10^th Meeting (AM)

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE OPENS THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

Hears Address by Acting High Commissioner

For Human Rights; Elects Chairperson and Officers

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 3 May (UN Information Service) –- The Committee against Torture today opened its thirty-second session by hearing an address by the United Nations acting High Commissioner for Human Rights and electing its Chairperson and officers for a two-year term. 

Secretary-General urges all to recognize and support contributions of family,

in message on international day of families

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, 15 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS UNAIDS GLOBAL STAFF MEETING THAT PANDEMIC,

WHILE UNPRECEDENTED, IS NOT INSURMOUNTABLE

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the global staff meeting of UNAIDS at Martigny, 2-5 May:

I am so glad that you have all come together to take stock at this critical time in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS FOCUS ON THE UNDERREPORTING OF IMPORTANT NEWS

AS HE ADDRESSES COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION

Calls Occasion Opportunity to Reaffirm Commitment to Independence of Media