SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC TO HUMANKIND,

AT CONCERT CELEBRATING UN DAY AND SWITZERLAND’S MEMBERSHIP

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the United Nations Day Concert on 24 October, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland in celebration of the first anniversary of Switzerland’s membership in the Organization:

I am delighted to welcome all of you to the United Nations Headquarters.

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON HIV TREATMENT BETWEEN CLINTON FOUNDATION,

DRUG MANUFACTURERS; HOPES MORE COMPANIES WILL FOLLOW

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the agreement on access to HIV treatment between the Clinton Foundation and drug manufacturers in developing countries:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO IGAD SUMMIT, LAUDS SUDAN PEACE PROCESS,

EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SOMALIA HOSTILITIES

The following is the text of the Secretary-General’s message to the tenth summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held in Kampala, Uganda, on 24-25 October and delivered by Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General:

IN INCREASINGLY HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENT, NO MORE SERIOUS DUTY THAN TO PROTECT STAFF,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT UNVEILING OF HEADQUARTERS MEMORIAL

Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s remarks at the unveiling of the memorial to the fallen, New York, 24 October:

I’m sure we are all profoundly moved by the solemn beauty and dignity of this place of remembrance.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPEALS TO DONORS TO ‘GIVE GENEROUSLY’ FOR IRAQ’S

RECONSTRUCTION, IN ADDRESS TO MADRID CONFERENCE

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address to the International Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq, as delivered today in Madrid:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EMPHASIZES NEED FOR FLEXIBLE MULTILATERAL

ARCHITECTURE AT ANNUAL UN PRESS CORPS DINNER

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual dinner of the United Nations Correspondents’ Association, delivered by Mrs. Nane Annan, in New York on 22 October:

Thank you, Tony [Jenkins], and congratulations to all the winners.

Dear friends,

UN NEEDS JOURNALISTS TO CONTINUE ‘VITAL WORK’, REPLACING MYTHS WITH UNDERSTANDING,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS DAG HAMMARSKJOLD FELLOWS

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the annual luncheon of the Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund, today, delivered by S. Iqbal Riza, Under-Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet:

It is a great pleasure to send my greetings to all who have gathered for this annual luncheon.

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE EARLY IMPLEMENTATION

OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF INDEPENDENT PANEL ON STAFF SECURITY IN IRAQ

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the report of the independent panel on the safety and security of United Nations personnel in Iraq:

UNITED STATES, UNITED NATIONS NEED EACH OTHER IN RELATIONSHIP OF 'PRODUCTIVE

INTERDEPENDENCE', SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN HEINZ FOUNDATION LECTURE

Following is the text of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Heinz Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the University of Pittsburgh, 21 October 2003:

Thank you, Mr. Johnson [Bill Johnson, Chairman of Heinz], for those very kind words.

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST PUT PRESSURE ON PARTIES TO IMPLEMENT ROAD MAP