Secretary-General Calls for Release of Japanese Nationals Held Hostage in Iraq

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 three Japanese nationals who are reportedly held hostage by Iraqi militants.

Secretary-general saddened at deaths of six un peacekeepers

in democratic republic of congo

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the death of peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Secretary-General pays tribute to Rwandans for ‘remarkable resilience

and great dignity’ in recovering from genocide

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali, delivered by Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa:

‘we must remember the victims’, says secretary-general in message to headquarters

observance of 10TH anniversary of genocide in rwanda

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the ceremony and “minute of silence” at United Nations Headquarters marking the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, delivered today by Catherine Bertini, Under-Secretary-General for Management:

‘risk of genocide remains frightEningly real’, secretary-general tells human

rights commission as he launches action plan to prevent genocide

Following is the text of the address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva today:

It is good that we have observed those minutes of silence together.

Secretary-General calls on Ivorian parties to implement peace agreement

‘Fully and in good faith’, as UN peacekeeping force deployed

The following message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in Abidjan:

Secretary-General, UN Agency heads express deep concern

Over crisis in darfur region of sudan

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Baden, Austria, 3 April:

Secretary-General asks human rights commissioner to create body

to investigate 25 march events in cote d’ivoire

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

AFGHANISTAN WILL NEED CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNTIL TRANSITION

IS COMPLETE, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS BERLIN CONFERENCE

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Conference on Afghanistan in Berlin, delivered today by Lakhdar Brahimi, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES COMMITMENT, COURAGE OF MURDERED KOSOVO POLICE OFFICERS,

SAYS STARK SIGNAL OF DISTANCE STILL TO BE TRAVELLED IN BUILDING PEACE

Following is Secretary-General’s Kofi Annan message to the ceremony commemorating police officers killed in Kosovo, delivered by Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, in Pristina, 30 March: