Statements and Messages

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.

in message to ‘handover’ ceremony for un operation in burundi, Secretary-General

pledges to work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with people to build better future

Following is the message by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, read out by Berhanu Dinka, Special Representative for Burundi, at the handover ceremony from the African Mission in Burundi to the United Nations Operation in Burundi, in Bujumbura today:

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.