SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY’ REMARKS, OUTLINES AREAS

IN WHICH UNITED NATIONS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at 'Local Government Day' in New York on 5 June, which included the presentation of the Declaration of the Second World Assembly of Cities and Local Authorities:

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES PARTNERSHIP, URBAN GOVERNANCE, SECURE TENURE

TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION REVIEWING 1996 HABITAT AGENDA

Following is the address of Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered today in New York to the General Assembly Special Session for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the outcome of the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) (Istanbul, 1996):

SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISPATCH SPECIAL ENVOY TO CONFLICT-PLAGUED

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES ‘PRESSING CHOICES WE FACE’

IN MANAGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the launch of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment:

Every year, the United Nations observes World Environment Day to deepen public awareness of the need to preserve the fragile ecosystems and the precious resources on which all life depends.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PERU’S NEWLY-ELECTED PRESIDENT

The following statement was issued this morning by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES SWIFTER APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR CONTRACTS

SUBMITTED UNDER HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME FOR IRAQ

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

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST CLINICAL EVIDENCE OF AIDS MAY BE

'YEAR WE TURNED THE TIDE', SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is the text of the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the twentieth anniversary of the first clinical evidence of AIDS, 5 June:

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO MYANMAR

MEETS GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION LEADERS

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

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