United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for talks with President George W. Bush and other senior officials, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today launched a $2.5 billion appeal to help 33 million people in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection – a move that was immediately welcomed by the members of the Security Council.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today expressed his deep sadness over the high number of deaths and the destruction caused by the heavy rains and floods that have affected over 4,000 families in the Algiers area.
The impact of terrorist attacks against the United States on the global economy will figure high on the agenda in discussions between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and key international financial officials in Ottawa this weekend, his spokesman announced today.
The need for energetic action to move forward with the Middle East peace process was the focus of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s meeting today with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, who was at United Nations Headquarters to address the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate.
Exactly two months after the terrorist attacks against the United States, United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan today accompanied United States President George W. Bush to the “ground zero” site at the World Trade Center in New York.
In a statement at the outset of the General Assembly's annual high-level debate, Secretary-General Kofi Annan this morning outlined his priorities for the coming years while reviewing the guiding principles for the United Nations.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today met with US President George W. Bush and other world leaders to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, progress in implementing the goals of last year's Millennium Declaration and other regional issues.
Underscoring that political action was essential in establishing a system that would be appropriate for Afghanistan and its neighbours, President Jacques Chirac of France today stressed the importance of the United Nations in helping to bring about a political solution in the country.
