With the removal of the dues question as a "needless irritant," the United States and the United Nations can move forward on a new path of greater cooperation, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a group of former US Ambassadors in New York today.
A critical hindrance to the successful completion of United Nations peacekeeping missions is a lack of funding for activities such as demobilization and reintegration, or boundary commissions, Secretary-General Kofi Annan writes in a report issued today on the closure of UN peace operations.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan concluded his trip to Abuja, Nigeria, today, as the African Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases ended with the signing of a declaration calling for an expanded effort to combat AIDS.
Addressing a forum of African leaders in Abuja, Nigeria, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for a major new global campaign -- and a massive mobilization of fresh funding - in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
China, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, today announced its intention to support Secretary-General Kofi Annan's bid for a second term in office, a UN spokesman reported.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who today called for a worldwide mobilization to fight AIDS at an African summit meeting in Nigeria, will head to Philadelphia, United States, early next week to reiterate his appeal for a comprehensive, well-funded campaign against the epidemic, his spokesman announced today.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in the Nigerian capital of Abuja today to attend an African summit on infectious diseases where he is expected to deliver a major, action-oriented speech on Thursday, calling for mobilization of worldwide efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
As ministerial meetings got under way today in Abuja, Nigeria, in advance of the African summit on HIV/AIDS, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this week's forum would help cast light on the once-taboo subject of the deadly disease.
Helping the developing world battle the AIDS crisis will require more than just drugs, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, calling for an "additional infusion of money" to bolster the health infrastructure of countries in need.
Welcoming the withdrawal of a case by pharmaceutical companies against the Government of South Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed hope that this development would help increase access to AIDS medicines for those in need.
