At un ceremony, Secretary-General calls for making ‘sport an essential component’

of efforts for development

 

Following is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on presentation of the report on the International Year of Sport and Physical Education, today, in New York:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATHS, DESTRUCTION FROM IRAN EARTHQUAKES,

SAYS UN READY TO MOBILIZE INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES LOUISE FRÉCHETTE AS PIONEER, INSPIRATION TO WOMEN;

 

LEAVES ‘LEGACY OF REFORM AND RENEWAL’

 

Following is today’s statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the departure of Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette:

MANDATE REVIEW MUST ENSURE THAT ORGANIZATION BECOMES GREATER THAN

‘SUM OF ITS PARTS’, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Secretary-General expresses hope that iran will heed international community’s

concerns regarding its nuclear programme

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED OVER REMARKS OF CAMBODIA ’S PRIME MINISTER

CONCERNING WORK OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIALS

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

Charles Taylor’s Capture, trial will send powerful message

 

rule of law must prevail, says Secretary-General

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR PARTNERSHIP TO RAPIDLY BOLSTER GLOBAL

HEALTH WORKFORCE, IN WORLD HEALTH DAY MESSAGE

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Health Day, observed 7 April:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES ACTING PRIME MINISTER, KADIMA PARTY

ON RESULTS OF ISRAELI ELECTIONS

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

Secretary-General calls for rapid mobilization of funds, expertise

For ‘vast and urgent’ needs of poor countries fighting avian flu

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement on the urgent need of poor countries for funds and technical assistance to control avian influenza, in New York, 29 March: