Annan

Secretary-General saddened at death of Leopold Sedar-Senghor

21 December 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed his deep sadness on learning of the death of Leopold Sedar-Senghor, first President of Senegal and father of Senegalese democracy.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Inspired by Nobel Prize, UN resolved to meet new challenges, Annan says

19 December 2001
As it faced an array of daunting challenges - from Afghanistan and the Middle East to fighting terrorism, poverty and the AIDS epidemic - the United Nations found new inspiration in the Nobel Peace Prize but needed resources and the backing of Member States to fulfil its tasks, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

Security Council, Assembly decisions form good basis in anti-terror fight: Annan

19 December 2001
The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council have provided a solid foundation for the struggle against terrorism, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, reiterating his call to countries to sign the existing international treaties dealing with the scourge.
Lakhdar Brahimi

Afghanistan: preparations for power transfer on track, Brahimi tells Security Council

14 December 2001
Preparations for the transfer of power next week to the new Interim Authority for Afghanistan were proceeding "very well," Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, said today.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Annan 'deeply disturbed' by upsurge in Middle East violence

13 December 2001
Saying he was "deeply disturbed" by the recent upsurge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged both parties to take the necessary steps to move away from violent confrontation and back to the negotiating table.

Annan condemns terrorist attack on India's Parliament as 'senseless violence'

13 December 2001
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today voiced his outrage at the terrorist attack on India's Parliament in New Delhi, in which at least 13 people were killed.
Mr. Annan and Mr. Han accept Nobel Prize

UN, Annan receive Nobel Peace Prize at award's centennial ceremony in Oslo

10 December 2001
Hailed for "their work for a better organized and more peaceful world," the United Nations and its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001, the year marking the 100th anniversary of the venerated award.

New stamps commemorate Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN, Annan

10 December 2001
The United Nations Postal Administration today issued commemorative stamps to mark this year's award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the UN and Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Secretary-General with Elmo of Sesame Street

Fans of 'Sesame Street' TV show to get lesson in peacemaking from Annan

7 December 2001
Television audiences of the popular children's show, "Sesame Street," will soon get a lesson in conflict resolution from one of the world's leading peacemakers - the winner of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Nobel Peace Prize award to UN on Human Rights Day has 'special meaning' - Annan

7 December 2001
Human Rights Day 2001, to be marked on 10 December, will have special meaning this year as it falls on the very day the United Nations receives the Nobel Peace Prize, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message released in advance of the observance.