President of the UN General Assembly: Statements

September 2003
11 September 2003	Murder of Anna Lindh, Foreign Minister of Sweden
8 September 2003	Department of Public Information - Non Governmental Organizations - 56th Annual Conference
4 September 2003	Meeting on the Role of Civil Society in Conflict Prevention
August 2003
12 August, 2003	International Youth Day
9 August, 2003	International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Children and Youth
July 2003
28 July, 2003	The United Nations, the United States and the Future of Multilateralism, Lecture Delivered at the National University, Dilli, Timor-Leste
28 July, 2003	Address to the National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
11 July, 2003	World Population Day One Billion Adolescents: the Right to Health, Information and Services
5 July, 2003	International Day of Co-operatives - "Co-operatives Make Development Happen!"
June 2003
26 June, 2003	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26 June, 2003	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
23 June, 2003	Presenting to the General Assembly the Outcome of the Work of its Ad Hoc Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation of and Follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields.
20 June, 2003	World Refugee Day
17 June, 2003	Ad Hoc Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation of and Follow-up to the Outcomes of the Major United Nations Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields
17 June, 2003	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
5 June, 2003	World Environment Day
May 2003
31 May, 2003	World No-Tobacco Day "Hopefully a Real Counterblast to Tobacco"
30 May, 2003	United Nations Staff Day
29 May, 2003	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
28 May, 2003	BBC Czech Edition: Interview of the President (in czech only)
28 May, 2003	40th Anniversary of Africa Day
22 May, 2003	International Day for Biological Diversity Biodiversity and poverty alleviation challenges for sustainable development
27 May, 2003	6th International Nonstop Reading Marathon Concluding Remarks
27 May, 2003	6th International Nonstop Reading Marathon Opening Remarks
17 May, 2003	World Telecommunication Day "Helping All of the World's People to Communicate"
15 May, 2003	International Day of Families
9 May, 2003	The UN: Our Hope, Our Future 37th Plenary Assembly of WFUNA in Barcelona
3 May, 2003	World Press Freedom Day
April 2003
30 April, 2003	The Role of the United Nations in Post-Conflict Situations,, Security Council's wrap-up session
28 April, 2003	UN - US Symposium Series
23 April, 2003	World Book and Copyright Day
17 April, 2003	Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated Follow-up
15 April, 2003	On Appointment of Mark Malloch Brown Administrator of United Nations Development Programme
14 April, 2003	Special high-level meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions and the World Trade Organization
08 April, 2003	Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Austria Center Vienna
07 April, 2003	Role of the United Nations in Mainaining International Peace and Security - Global Agenda Forum, Austrian Parliament, Vienna
07 April, 2003	World Health Day 2003 - "Healthy Environments for Children"
March 2003
26 March, 2003	BBC Czech Service Interview on Iraq (in Czech)
23 March, 2003	World Meteorological Day - Our Future Climate
22 March, 2003	World Water Day - Water for the Future
22 March, 2003	President' s Interview for iDNES, Czech Internet Newspaper (in Czech)
21 March, 2003	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
13 March, 2003	Assassination of Zoran Djindjic, Prime Minister of Serbia
11 March, 2003	In Search of Consolidation of Peace in Africa Japan
8 March, 2003	International Women's Day
7 March, 2003	United Nations and Globalization Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
7 March, 2003	Roundtable on Nationalism, Internationalism and Cosmopolitanism Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
6 March, 2003	UN's Role in Promoting Human Rights Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
5 March, 2003	The Role of the General Assembly in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
February 2003
21 February, 2003	BBC Czech Service Interview on Iraq (in Czech)
21 February, 2003	International Mother Language Day
14 February, 2003	General Assembly Presidency in the Light of the Caribbean Candidacy
3 February, 2003	Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation and Follow-up to the Major UN Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields - 2
January 2003
27 January, 2003	Working Group on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation and Follow-up to the Major UN Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields
December 2002
20 December, 2002	Concluding Remarks
18 December, 2002	International Migrant's Day
11 December, 2002	Luncheon for the Board of Directors of United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund
10 December, 2002	Human Rights Day
9 December, 2002	Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the Law of the Sea
5 December, 2002	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
4 December, 2002	United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
3 December, 2002	International Day of Disabled Persons "Independent Living and Sustainable Livelihood"
November 2002
29 November, 2002	International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
26 November, 2002	Volunteerism and the International Year of Volunteers
26 November, 2002	World Aids Day Observance - remarks
26 November, 2002	World Aids Day - "Fighting Stigma and Discrimination" - message
25 November, 2002	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
21 November, 2002	World Television Day
20 November, 2002	Universal Children's Day
20 November, 2002	Africa Industrialization Day New Information and Communication Technologies
19 November, 2002	UN-IPU Meeting of Parliamentarians attending the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly
18 November, 2002	Panel on "Afghanistan: One Year Later" - introductory speech
14 November, 2002	Strengthening the United Nations
13 November, 2002	Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
12 November, 2002	Strengthening of the United Nations system
11 November, 2002	Resolution submitted by the President of the General Assembly - Open-ended panel of the General Assembly on "Afghanistan one year later"
6 November, 2002	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed Conflict
1 November, 2002	Concluding Statement - Strenghtening the UN System
October 2002
October, 2002	UN Chronicle - interview with Jan Kavan
October, 2002	UN Connections - article about Jan Kavan
30 October, 2002	Introductory Statement - Strenghtening the UN System
28 October, 2002	Commemoration Ceremony for Major-General Joseph Nanven Garba
25 October, 2002	United Nations Staff Day
24 October, 2002	UN Day Prague - text of the video message
24 October, 2002	UN Day Concert
24 October, 2002	Strengthening the United Nations: an agenda for further change
24 October, 2002	UN Day
24 October, 2002	World Development Information Day
17 October, 2002	International Day for The Eradication of Poverty
16 October, 2002	World Food Day
9 October, 2002	International Day for Disaster Reduction
7 October, 2002	World Habitat Day
5 October, 2002	World Teachers' Day: Teachers Create Dialogue Every Day
4 October, 2002	ECOSOC meeting on Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Signing of the General Peace Agreement in Mozambique
4 October, 2002	Follow-up to the Outcome of the United Nations Millennium Summit
1 October, 2002	International Day of Older Persons
September 2002
27 September, 2002	Admission of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as a new Member State of the United Nations
24 September, 2002	Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole for the Final Review and Appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990's (NADAF) - opening remarks
20 September, 2002	Concluding Remarks of the President, End of General Debate
20 September, 2002	Ringing of the Peace Bell Ceremony
20 September, 2002	International Day of Peace
16 September, 2002	New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) High-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly
16 September, 2002	Message on the Occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
15 September, 2002	Address on United Nations Sunday at the Cathedral of St John the Divine
13 September, 2002	Welcome Remarks to the Mayor of the City of New York, Michael Bloomberg
11 September, 2002	Ceremony of Remembrance - Commemorative Statement on 9/11 Attacks
11 September, 2002	Annual Interfaith Service to the Commitment to the Work of the United Nations, Statement by the President
10 September, 2002	Admission of the Swiss Confederation as a New Member of the UN
10 September, 2002	Opening Speech of the General Assembly President, at the first plenary meeting of the GA
10 September, 2002	International Prayer Breakfast - Statement by the President
9 September, 2002	Forum of Small States - Opening Remarks by the President
July 2002
8 July, 2002	Acceptance Speech after the Election of the General Assembly President

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