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.
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.
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.
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.
United Nations staff members have raised over $150,000 for a special relief fund for victims of the 11 September terror attack in New York, and most of that money has already been disbursed directly to those affected by the tragedy, the UN Staff Union said today.
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that Mr. Annan was prepared to talk to the Iraqi delegation following a message from President Saddam Hussein that Iraq was willing to resume a dialogue.
Addressing students assembled for a "Model United Nations" conference in the Netherlands today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the contribution of young people is crucial to the world body's success.
On the final day of his official visit to Austria, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today met with some 3,000 United Nations staff members in Vienna, calling for renewed effort to improve the efficiency of the world body.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today arrived in Vienna following a weekend of talks with the leaders of Iran and Qatar on topics ranging from support for Afghanistan's new interim administration to the worsening situation in the Middle East.
Conducting his first-ever visit to Afghanistan, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today heard the concerns of ordinary citizens seeking to rebuild their war-ravaged country, and thanked UN staff members, especially Afghans, for their assistance in this endeavour.
