SECRETARY-GENERAL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CIVILIANS

DELIBERATELY TARGETED AND KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT, SAYS

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT NOT A LOST CAUSE

Focuses on Need for Improved Governance,

Education, as well as Debt Relief and Market Access

This is the text of an address by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Yaoundé, Cameroon, today to the Africa-France Summit:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SHOCKED BY DEATH OF PRESIDENT KABILA

OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES 15 JANUARY CREATION

OF ‘EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY’

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKE

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 14 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY SADDENED AT DEATHS OF UNITED NATIONS TEAM MEMBERS

IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT IN MONGOLIA

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 14 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES TIRELESS EFFORTS, EXTRAORDINARY

CONTRIBUTION OF BERNARD KOUCHNER IN KOSOVO

The following statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in tribute of Bernard Kouchner was issued today in New York:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP OF 77

IN REMARKS TO CEREMONIAL MEETING IN NEW YORK

Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a ceremonial meeting to mark the formal turnover of the chairmanship of the “Group of 77” developing countries and China in New York on 12 January:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA,

HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF UN, UNITED STATES RELATIONSHIP

Following is the text of remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a reception hosted by the World Affairs Councils of America in New York on

10 January: