Secretary-General, meeting with Chinese business leaders, seeks support

for ‘Global Compact’ on shared values and practices

 

This is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at a meeting with Chinese business leaders in Beijing:

I am delighted to be with you today, and to have the chance to exchange views with you on areas of common concern.

Secretary-General, in message to Middle East/Africa summit meeting,

 

calls ‘microfinance movement’ success story of last decade

 

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Middle East and Africa Microcredit Summit Meeting taking place in Amman, Jordan, from 10 to 13 October, delivered by Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCAP):

SECRETARY-GENERAL, ADDRESSING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN BEIJING,

URGES COMMITMENT TO UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today at QingHuaUniversity, Beijing:

Secretary-General welcomes election of transitional Somali President

The following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General applauds voter enthusiasm in Afghanistan election;

 

urges ANY irregularities to be resolved lawfully

 

This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General strongly condemns deadly bombings in Egypt

 

The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for
Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Secretary-General congratulates Wangari Maathai on award of Nobel Peace Prize

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

Secretary-General Deplores action leading to death

 

of Chief of Staff of Guinea-Bissau’s armed forces

 

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

Secretary-General ‘Strongly Condemns’ Terrorist Bomb Attack in Pakistan

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

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the bomb attack that was carried out today in the Pakistani city of Multan, in which reportedly dozens of people were killed and many more wounded.

Secretary-General’s message for International Day for Eradication of Poverty

Following is the text of the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance on 17 October of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: