HAILING INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY (8 SEPTEMBER), SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES

RECOMMITMENT TO CAUSE OF LITERACY FOR ALL

This is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mark International Literacy Day, Saturday 8 September:

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WORKPLACE ONE OF FRONTLINES IN FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELL GLOBAL COMPACT EVENT

DURBAN, 31 August -- Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Global Compact Event held in conjunction with the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

MESSAGE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONFERENCE ON MONGOLIA-UN COOPERATION

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference on Mongolia - United Nations Cooperation, delivered on his behalf in Ulaanbaatar by Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, on

3 September:

TALIBAN ACTIONS AGAINST AID COMMUNITY THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

ASSISTANCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS

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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE TO MEET WORLD’S EXPECTATIONS

WITH CALL FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM

Must Banish from New Century Hatred and Prejudice of Past

Following is the text of the opening address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS EAST TIMOR ELECTIONS

‘A GLOWING EXAMPLE TO WORLD COMMUNITY’

Following is the text of today’s message from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the people of East Timor:

      I congratulate you on the success of today's Constituent Assembly elections.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON NGOS TO CREATE WORLDWIDE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT

Following is the text of a speech given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Durban today, at the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum running parallel to the Racism Conference:

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON DEATH OF GOVAN MBEKI

Following is the text of a statement issued in Durban, South Africa, today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General, with sadness, learned this morning of the death of Govan Mbeki, the father of President Thabo Mbeki, who himself was a leading figure in the African National Congress.