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At UN, Annan and Secretary Rice discuss broad range of international issues

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met at UN Headquarters in New York today to discuss a broad range of international issues, including UN reform, the need for closer US-UN consultation on Iraq and support for the African Union's mission in Sudan's western Darfur region.

Annan heads for Europe for meetings on Iraq, Middle East peace

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is leaving New York for Europe tonight to attend an international conference on Iraq and a high-level meeting on efforts to build peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Secretary-General appoints Stéphane Dujarric as Spokesman

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière, of France, to be his next spokesman, succeeding Fred Eckhard, who retires at the end of the month.