Peace-building – a multifaceted undertaking increasingly assigned to the United Nations – requires comprehensive and long-term efforts in order to succeed, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the German Parliament today.
Beginning an official visit to Germany today, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, concluded an agreement on housing UN offices in Bonn and met with the country’s senior officials.
Reacting to the death of rebel leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the parties in Angola to agree to an immediate ceasefire and to restart peace talks based on the so-called Lusaka Protocol.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today wrapped up his official visit to the United Kingdom after a series of meetings in London to discuss the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Condemning rebels in Colombia for kidnapping a presidential candidate, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on all armed groups in the country to halt attacks against civilians.
Arguing that “sustainability” was far from an abstract concern, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an upcoming UN forum in Johannesburg on that issue would grapple with vital problems of how people can improve their lives now without jeopardizing the well-being of future generations.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri will meet at UN Headquarters in New York on 7 March to resume their dialogue, a UN spokesman announced today.
Expressing concern about the “tragedy” unfolding in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for new approaches to ending the stalemate in peace efforts and in that context stressed the importance of a recent statement by Saudi Arabia.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will give a major address on Monday in London on how two major international conferences scheduled for this year –on financing for development and on sustainable development – can support the goals set at the UN's 2000 Millennium Summit, his spokesman announced today.
Seeking to refine his second-term priorities in the wake of last year’s terrorist attacks, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan gathered his top aides at a retreat near New York today for a brainstorming session to explore ways of enhancing coordination within the UN system and building closer ties with outside partners.
