TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

AT HEADQUARTERS, 22 APRIL

Round-up

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF

EXAMINES SUBMISSION OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES FULL CONFIDENCE IN MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL COORDINATOR

FOLLOWING PUBLIC CRITICISM BY ISRAELI GOVERNMENT

The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued Sunday, 21 April by his Spokesman:

Committee on Information

Twenty-fourth Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

HARD CHOICES, DECISIONS MUST BE MADE TO ACHIEVE GREATER EFFECTIVENESS,

DPI HEAD TELLS COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION

PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIA BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today's press statement on Liberia by the President of the Security Council, Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES LAUNCH EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD CODE

Diplomats receive Computer, Internet Training in headquarters programme

launched by un institute for training and research

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE MEETS IN SWEDEN

TO DISCUSS WORKING METHODS

SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MYANMAR WILL VISIT YANGON, 23-26 APRIL

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

Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon from 23 to 26 April 2002 to help facilitate the national reconciliation process in Myanmar.

BUILDING STRONG, PEACEFUL AFRICA WILL HONOUR MEMORY OF JULIUS K. NYERERE,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the commemorative meeting marking the 80^th birthday of Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere in New York on 15 April: