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Annan heads to Africa for two-week official visit

9 March 2006
Secretary-General Kofi Annan heads to Africa this weekend for a two-week official visit that will take him to South Africa, Madagascar, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the United Nations has deployed a multifaceted peacekeeping operation, a spokesman for the world body announced today.
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Annan on way to Qatar for talks to smooth cultural tensions

24 February 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is on his way to Qatar, where he will convene a meeting tomorrow in the capital city of Doha to discuss the controversy over the published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Inter-cultural tensions, West Africa, Cyprus to be subjects of Annan trip

22 February 2006
Intercultural understanding in the wake of violence over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, the territorial dispute between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and the situation in Cyprus will be discussed during United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s travels that start this weekend.

Annan to discuss Darfur, Iran, and other hotspots with top officials in Washington

9 February 2006
Ahead of his visit next week to Washington, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan and the nuclear dispute involving Iran would be among the key issues discussed with United States President George W. Bush and other senior officials.

Annan to attend World Economic Forum, other meetings in Europe this weekend

20 January 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will travel to Europe this weekend to attend the World Economic Forum, and to deal with topics ranging from Afghanistan to sports, his spokesman announced today.

UN reform among top priorities for 2006, Annan tells year-end press conference

21 December 2005
Outlining his top priorities for 2006, his last year as United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan said today that alongside efforts to promote peace and combat poverty and disease, he was determined to follow through on his wide-ranging agenda of reform and renewal of the world body.

Annan awarded environmental prize for efforts in sustainable development

19 December 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was unanimously declared today the winner of the 2005 Prize for Global Leadership and the Environment conferred by the Zayed Prize International Jury, for his efforts on the environment and sustainable development.

Annan to begin 14-day trip to Asia this weekend

30 November 2005
United Nations Secretary-General will start a 14-trip to Asia this weekend with official visits to China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Vietnam that will deal with issues ranging from bird flu to UN reform, a UN spokesman said today.

Annan to visit Switzerland, Portugal, Spain over next 10 days

4 October 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be travelling in Europe over the next 10 days, paying official visits to Switzerland and Portugal, attending UN meetings and addressing an Ibero-American Summit.

Cooperative enterprises are a major force in global development, Annan says

23 September 2005
The international cooperative movement – providing more than 100 million jobs and affecting half the world’s people through ethical and socially inclusive enterprises – is a major force in reaching the development goals that were the focus of the World Summit, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.