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.
Paying a historic visit to Afghanistan – the first one for a United Nations leader in the past 40 years – Secretary-General Kofi Annan today brought a message of support to the war-weary people as he met with the Afghan leadership to discuss UN efforts to help with the country’s political transition and economic recovery.
Arriving in Tehran this evening, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he would review concerns facing Iran and its neighbours during meetings on Saturday with the country’s senior officials.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Islamabad today for meetings with Pakistan's leadership to discuss support for the new Interim Administration in Afghanistan, as well as regional issues, including recent tensions in India-Pakistan relations.
States fighting terrorism jointly through the United Nations are demonstrating how the world body was meant to be used, and their unity should be replicated in other areas, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head to Islamabad, Kabul and Tehran to discuss the region’s situation before conducting an official visit to Austria later this month, his spokesman announced today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today applauded the tenth anniversary of the signing of peace accords that ended over a decade of war in El Salvador, describing the historic agreement as paving "new ground in peace making and peace-building."
Secretary-General Kofi Annan met over the weekend with 30 experts from around the world, together with members of his own staff, to discuss priorities for his second term, a United Nations spokesman announced today.
