Secretary-General forwards world court’s advisory opinion

on israel’s wall to General Assembly

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

The Secretary-General has today received from the International Court of Justice its advisory opinion on “the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in occupied Palestinian territory”.

Secretary-General calls for release of hostages

HELD BY IRAQI MILITANTS

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

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the threats to the lives of two Bulgarians and one Filipino national who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.

‘somalia cannot afford another false start’, says Secretary-General, urging

kenya conference to establish inclusive governance stRuctures by 31 july

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference in Mbagathi, Kenya, 8 July:

LAKHDAR BRAHIMI HAS PURSUED ONE AGENDA -- ‘THE CAUSE OF PEACE’,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO MUNICH AWARD CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the award to Lakhdar Brahimi of the Dag Hammarskjöld Honorary Medal from the German United Nations Association in Munich, 8 July:

‘EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN ARAB SOCIETY HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO ARAB VISION OF REFORM’,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO ARAB REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN BEIRUT

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Arab Regional Conference “Ten Years After Beijing:  Call for Peace” in Beirut, 8-10 July, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA):

Secretary-General deeply saddened by death of austria’s president

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

africa’s ‘new democratic spirit’ must spread, strengtHen, says Secretary-General

to african union, while warning of threat posed by darfur crisis

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, 6 July:

AFRICA CANNOT DEVELOP UNLESS WOMEN EXERCISE REAL POWER, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO ADDIS ABABA SESSION

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the African Union session on gender in Addis Ababa, 6 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS LOSS OF SIERRA LEONE MISSION

PERSONNEL IN HELICOPTER CRASH ON 29 JUNE

Secretary-General mourns loss of Sierra Leone Mission

Personnel in helicopter crash on 29 june