SECRETARY-GENERAL, MARKING WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY, SAYS AFFORDABLE

TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE EFFECTIVE ENGINES OF SOCIAL, MATERIAL CHANGE

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on World Telecommunication Day, 17 May 2004:

Secretary-General invokes individual humanity of refugees

at anniversary dinner in his honour

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the twenty-fifth anniversary dinner of Refugees International in McLean, Virginia, yesterday, 4 May:

Thank you, Nane.  As you say, it is indeed hard to imagine what it is like to be a refugee.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO CONSULTATION ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT, STRESSES LEARNING FROM CHILDHOOD TO UNIVERSITY

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s video message to the International Consultation on Education for Sustainable Development, in Göteborg, Sweden, from 4 to 7 May:

The subject of your meeting is one that should deeply concern us all:  the future of our one and only planet.

Press Conference by Middle East Quartet (russian federation, united states,

european union, united nations), New York, 4 May 2004

The Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for waiting.  Let me now read you what the Quartet has agreed:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS UN, EUROPEAN UNION NATURAL PARTNERS

IN MULTILATERAL SYSTEM AS EUROPE CELEBRATES ENLARGEMENT

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of European Union enlargement, delivered in New York, yesterday, 3 May, by Shashi Tharoor, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Public Information and Communications:

Secretary-General urges all to recognize and support contributions of family,

in message on international day of families

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the International Day of Families, 15 May:

Secretary-General urges united local government body to address

needs of slum dwellers, challenge of good urban governance

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the Founding Congress of United Cities and Local Governments, delivered in Paris, on 2 May by Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme:

Secretary-General, in message to mark world press freedom day,

stresses need to get out good news, as well as bad

The following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York today, 3 May 2004:

if evil must be named, it is ‘intolerance, exclusion’,

Secretary-General tells trinity institute conference

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message to the thirty-fifth National Conference of the Trinity Institute, in New York, 2 May:

Secretary-General says failure to stop biodiversity loss

toO awful to contemplate

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, on 22 May: