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Annan tells European Parliament that

better migration policies will benefit all(29 January 2004)

UN Secretary-General urged the European Union to increase its legal immigration and strengthen the capacity of developing countries to give refugees adequate protection.

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"Why Europe Needs an Immigration Strategy" -- the Secretary-General tackles the issue in a newspaper article.

Immigrants are facing mixed messages from receiving countries, a top UN population official tells a press briefing. l Read news story

Kofi Annan's statements and reports

Statements:

•Address to the European Parliament upon receipt of the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Brussels, Belgium - (29 Jan. 2004)

•Message on International Migrants Day - (18 Dec. 2003)

•Launch of the Global Commission on International Migration, Geneva - (9 Dec. 2003)

•Launch of the Declaration on Future of Refugee and Migration Policy, The Hague - (22 Nov. 2003)

•Emma Lazarus Lecture on international flows of humanity, Columbia University - (21 Nov. 2003)

Reports:

International migration & development - (1 Jul. 2003)

Articles:

Why Europe needs an immigration strategy - (29 Jan. 2004)