SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT OF DIALOGUE IN MYANMAR

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL HONOURS LUCIANO PAVAROTTI AS ‘PROTECTOR OF

SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS AND AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL’

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Kennedy Center Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti in Washington D.C. on 2 December:

Tonight, you are rightly honouring Luciano Pavarotti for his lifetime contribution to music and the arts. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS BOMBINGS IN JERUSALEM, HAIFA AS TERRORISM;

CALLS ON PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO BRING THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO JUSTICE

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday, 2 December:

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‘UNITED NATIONS IS URGENTLY ENGAGED IN HELPING AFGHANISTAN EMBARK ON A NEW

GREEK, TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADERS TO MEET ON 4 DECEMBER

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

His Excellency Mr. Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and His Excellency Mr. Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, are to hold a face to face meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m., Cyprus time, at the residence of the United Nations Chief of Mission, in the United Nations Protected Area.

‘YOU ARE ALL THE NOBEL LAUREATES,’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO UN STAFF,

IN REMARKS AT STAFF DAY HEADQUARTERS OBSERVANCE

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered to a Headquarters observance of Staff Day in New York on 30 November:

It is a pleasure to see you all here on this Staff Day.

‘THERE IS HOPE –- AND THERE IS REASON FOR HOPE’ IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NEW YORK ADDRESS

Following is the keynote address delivered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize luncheon in New York on 30 November:

It is indeed an honour to be here.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS, SAYS GOAL

IS ‘SOCIETY FOR ALL’, RECOGNIZING SKILLS WITH NO DISCRIMINATION

This is the text of a message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark the observance, on 3 December, of the International Day of Disabled Persons:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISTURBED BY UPSURGE IN MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE;

CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS, EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS

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

‘SOLUTION TO AFGHAN CRISIS MUST COME FROM WOMEN AND MEN OF AFGHANISTAN ITSELF',

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN WASHINGTON ADDRESS

Following is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the National Democratic Institute in Washington, D.C., on 28 November: