Statements and Messages

ON ESTABLISHMENT OF UN OPERATION IN BURUNDI, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS COUNTRY’S

LEADERS, PEOPLE MUST ACCELERATE EFFORTS ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY REFORM

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL ‘VERY DISTURBED’ BY REPORTS OF VIOLENCE IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN;

CONDEMNS TERRORISM TARGETING INNOCENT CIVILIANS, PLACES OF WORSHIP

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

Secretary-General, in message on buddhism’s day of vesak, calls for sustained

campaign to rebuild trust between different faiths, cultures

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the “International Recognition of the Day of Vesak Ceremony” in New York, 1 June:

It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest greetings to this international observance of the Day of Vesak.

SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the ceremony today at which he was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by Université de Montréal.

I am deeply moved to be honoured in this way by one of Canada’s great universities.  And I am really sorry I cannot be with you in person today to accept the honour.

PRIVATE SECTOR HAS HUGE RESPONSIBILITY, POTENTIAL INFLUENCE IN SEARCH FOR PEACEFUL

SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICT, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS BOGOTA GLOBAL COMPACT MEETING

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN POLITICAL, POWER-SHARING AGREEMENTS

AS ‘MAJOR STEP FORWARD’, URGES PROGRESS ON DARFUR

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

In lecture series secretary-general introduces speakers

on topic:  ‘who is afraid of human rights’

Following is the text of remarks, as delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, introducing Ambassador Al-Hajjaji, Professor Mazrui and Dr. Schulz in the Secretary-General’s lecture series on the topic:  “Who Is Afraid of Human Rights?”:

Secretary-General saddened by reports of severe flooding in caribbean,

resulting in heavy loss of life, extensive damage

Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY’S WORK SHOWS THAT MULTILATERAL APPROACHES

CAN BE EFFECTIVE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE TO KINGSTON MEETING

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the commemorative meeting marking the tenth anniversary of the International Seabed Authority, which was delivered today in Kingston, Jamaica, by Ralph Zacklin, Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs:

Secretary-General praises elie wiesel on 75^th birthday as good

friend, staunch defender of victims of hatred, bigotry

Following are the remarks delivered yesterday by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at Anti-Defamation League’s Gala Celebration of Elie Wiesel’s 75^th birthday:

It is a pleasure to be here tonight.