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Kofi Annan addresses the Summit

Annan urges Arabs to support UN reform package, including end to terrorism

23 March 2005
Appealing for Arab support for his comprehensive package of United Nations reforms, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on an Arab League summit to take the lead in outlawing terrorism, above all in the occupied Palestinian territory, however genuine the grievances are over Israeli settlements and land confiscation.
Mohamed ElBaradei

Nuclear terrorism is still urgent risk, says UN atomic watchdog chief

16 March 2005
While much progress has been made through international cooperation over the past three years to combat the risks of nuclear terrorism, vulnerabilities still exist and the issue has lost neither its relevance nor urgency, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency said today.
Executive Director Javier Rupérez

UN counter-terrorism campaign kicks off new phase: on-site country visits

14 March 2005
Stepping up efforts against terrorism, United Nations counter-terrorism experts today began their first on-site country visit, opening a new phase in the world body’s work to strengthen state capacity in fighting the scourge.
Annan briefs the press in Madrid, Spain

Multilateralism and donor aid for poorer states vital in fighting terrorism – Annan

11 March 2005
Multilateralism, full international cooperation and donor aid for poorer countries to develop the needed capacity are vital if the war on terrorism is to have any chance of success, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Madrid, a day after launching a major five-point United Nations strategy to combat the scourge.
Kofi Annan addresses summit

Annan lays out detailed five-point UN strategy to combat terrorism

10 March 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today presented a five-point strategy for the United Nations to fight terrorism: dissuading the disaffected from choosing the tactic, denying terrorists the means to carry out attacks, deterring state support, developing state preventive capacity and defending human rights in the struggle against the scourge.
Annan (L) and Prime Minister Zapatero brief press following their meeting

Secretary-General to propose UN strategy to fight terrorism at summit in Spain

9 March 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived today in Madrid to deliver the keynote address to the closing plenary of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security, outlining a principled, comprehensive strategy for the United Nations to counter terrorism.

Secretary-General leaves this week on trip to Spain and Middle East

7 March 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will deliver the keynote address on a global strategy for fighting terrorism to the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security on Thursday in Madrid, Spain, during an overseas trip that will also take him to the Palestinian territories and Israel.
Javier Ruperez

Strong intelligence sharing key to preventing terrorist acts, top UN counter-terrorism expert says

1 March 2005
The chief United Nations counter-terrorism expert today called for greater cooperation among intelligence agencies and joint action in preventing terrorist acts, stressing the organizations' proximity to the front lines in the battle against the worldwide scourge.