Statements and Messages

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.

LIVELIHOODS OF OVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE AT RISK FROM DESERTIFICATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2004:

AFRICAN UNION’S PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL POWERFUL TOOL FOR CONFLICT

PREVENTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT INAUGURATION CEREMONY

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the official ceremony marking the inauguration of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, in Addis Ababa today:

PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS BEST WAY OF ENSURING SUSTAINABLE PEACE, SAYS

SECRETARY-GENERAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which will be observed on 29 May:

STRIFE IN IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST MUST NOT HAMPER ARAB LEAGUE’S PROGRESS,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS TUNISSUMMIT

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Summit Meeting of the League of Arab States, delivered in Tunis on 22 May by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COMMITTEE DRAFTING DISABILITIES CONVENTION

TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM, UNDERSTANDING AS IT ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF DPRK-JAPAN DIALOGUE

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SUDAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF STEPS

TO FACILITATE HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO DARFUR REGION

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SECURITY COUNCIL DECISION

TO ESTABLISH UN OPERATION IN BURUNDI

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

secretary-general deeply concerned by disturbing turn of events in côte d’ivoire

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