United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to meet the Iraqi Foreign Minister in two sessions during their talks tomorrow at UN Headquarters in News York, a UN spokesman said today.
Highlighting the United Nations determination to focus more on preventive action against war and conflict, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that such policies would only succeed if the root causes were addressed as well, and not just by governments but also by civil society and the private sector.
Stressing that the business community had an important task in ensuring the long-term viability of natural resources and ecosystems, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that an upcoming UN conference on sustainable development was an opportunity to reinforce the idea that development and environment are inextricably linked.
A United Nations spokesman today confirmed that Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) would attend talks later this week between Iraqi officials and Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Addressing senior United Nations political officers from across the globe today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged them to consider the need to reconcile justice with forgiveness in post-conflict situations.
Increasingly concerned about the intensifying cycle of violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged all sides to show utmost restraint and called for a renewed effort to achieve peace.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, current Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with the United Nations, is slated to open an exhibit today at UN Headquarters in New York commemorating the award’s 100-year history.
