Asia Pacific

Concerned at DPR Korea's nuclear plans, UN atomic agency to pursue information

17 October 2002
Reacting with "deep concern" to new charges by the United States about plans by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today said it would pursue answers to outstanding questions.
Kofi Annan receives Order of Dostyk from President Nazarbayev

In first-ever visit to Kazakhstan, Annan hails country's efforts at conflict prevention

17 October 2002
Arriving today for his first-ever official visit to Kazakhstan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan applauded the country's efforts at preventing conflict in the region as well as its initiative in helping to get Central Asia designated a nuclear-free zone.
Kofi Annan with President Natsagiyn Bagabandi

Contribution of small countries to international cooperation ‘crucial,’ Annan says

16 October 2002
The contributions of small States to international cooperation are crucially important, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Mongolia, calling for a fundamental compact between all countries based on an acknowledgement of mutual interest and adherence to the norms and standards of international law.

Myanmar: UN human rights expert set to visit later this week

15 October 2002
A United Nations expert is set to travel to Myanmar later this week for talks with government officials and civil society representatives about the country’s human rights situation.
Kofi Annan with Vice-Premier Qian Qichen

In China, Annan continues pressing for full mobilization against AIDS

15 October 2002
Concluding his official visit to China today, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, pressed government officials with his case for the full mobilization of Chinese society to fight the country’s alarming growth in HIV infections, a UN spokesperson said in New York.

Afghanistan: UN measles vaccination effort gets $750,000 boost

15 October 2002
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced that its measles vaccination effort in Afghanistan received a boost, with a donation of $750,000 from an organization in the United States set up to help Afghan children.
Kofi Annan at Zhejiang University

On brink of explosive AIDS epidemic, China must take preventive action, Annan says

14 October 2002
Standing on the brink of an explosive AIDS epidemic, China must take action to prevent a massive further spread of the deadly disease, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as he kicked off his official visit to the country.

UN human rights expert urges fundamental political change in Myanmar

14 October 2002
In order to secure the human rights of its citizens, Myanmar must achieve national reconciliation and the political transition to democracy, a United Nations expert says in a report released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
Kofi Annan with FM Tang Jiaxuan

In China, Annan denounces Bali bomb blast, calls for cooperation in anti-terror fight

14 October 2002
In China for an official visit, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today denounced a bomb blast over the weekend in Bali, Indonesia, that killed more than 180 people at a nightclub and called for cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

UN reports seven of its personnel injured in Bali attack

14 October 2002
Seven United Nations personnel were injured by the terrorist blast that rocked Bali, Indonesia, over the weekend, according to a spokesperson for the world body.