Annan

Annan says fight against terrorism should not diminish attention to Africa

19 February 2002
Addressing an awards ceremony for eminent individuals who have contributed to African development, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stressed that the international fight against terrorism must not diminish efforts to overcome long-standing problems plaguing the continent.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Annan backs new report calling for protection of civilians in armed conflict

15 February 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today voiced his strong backing for a new report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict – an endeavour he called “critical to the credibility and authority of the international community.”
Council President Adolfo Aguilar Zinser

Security Council dismayed at recent Israeli attack that damaged UN offices

14 February 2002
After hearing a briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East, members of the Security Council today voiced their concern about the continuing violence in the region, including a recent Israeli attack that had resulted in injury to United Nations personnel and damage to UN property.

Middle East: Annan lauds peace appeal by Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders

14 February 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today hailed a recent appeal for peace in the Middle East issued by leaders of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths at their meeting last month in Alexandria, Egypt.
Mary Robinson

Violence in Middle East makes human rights work more urgent, UN official says

13 February 2002
The current cycle of violence in the Middle East makes human rights work in the region both more urgent and more difficult, Mary Robinson, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said today, while backing a recent call by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for Israel to lift its restrictions against Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.

Annan urges UN meeting to look at environmental side of sustainable development

13 February 2002
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged high-level government representatives to provide an upcoming UN conference on sustainable development issues a “coherent vision” of the theme’s environmental dimension.
Kofi Annan, President Bush at the White House today

In Washington, Annan discusses Afghanistan, Middle East with President Bush

13 February 2002
The situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East topped the agenda of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s meeting today with President George Bush in Washington, D.C., where the UN leader also discussed the global impact of HIV/AIDS with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Deadly spiral of violence must stop, Annan tells UN Palestinian rights panel

12 February 2002
With the Middle East peace process mired in an “extremely trying period” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the Israelis and Palestinians to once again recommit themselves to returning to the bargaining table.

Annan to discuss AIDS with Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington

12 February 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, will be in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic with members of a key Senate committee, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.

Deploring ‘spiral of violence’ in Middle East, Annan urges return to talks

11 February 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today deplored the “deepening spiral of violence” between Israel and the Palestinians and urged both sides to return to the negotiating table.