Secretary-General reaffirms freedom of information ‘bedrock principle’,

appeals for responsible exercise, in message to asia media summit

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED BY LOSS OF LIFE FROM EARTHQUAKE

IN INDONESIA ; UN STANDS READY TO ASSIST

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRESENTS FIRST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AWARD TO THAI KING;

SAYS PROJECTS BENEFITED MILLIONS, THINKING SHAPED GLOBAL DIALOGUE

THAI KING’S DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, VISIONARY THINKING INSPIRATION TO PEOPLE

EVERYWHERE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO BANGKOK PANEL

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the High-Level Panel on His Majesty the King and Human Development in Bangkok, 26 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO MYANMAR’S GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on Myanmar:

Secretary-General concerned by resumption of fighting in Mogadishu,

 

Calls for immediate, unconditional ceasefire

 

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

Concerned over Timor-Leste, Secretary-General consults regional leaders

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

IN MESSAGE MARKING AFRICA DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENTS

TO HELP CONTINENT BUILD ON PROGRESS, ADDRESS REMAINING CHALLENGES

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on Africa Day, to be observed tomorrow, 25 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP’S CONTINUED

SUPPORT TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN STILL VOLATILE MANO RIVER BASIN

 

‘UN FAMILY LOOKS FORWARD TO AN EVER MORE ENGAGED PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA ’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN REMARKS AT PEKING UNIVERSITY

Following is the text of today’s remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to students at Peking University, in Beijing, China: