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27 January 2003

Porto Alegre - Secretary-General's message to the World Social Forum

26 January 2003

Paris - Joint press conference by French President Jacques Chirac, South African President Thabo Mbeki, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and West African leaders attending the Conference of Heads of States and Government on Côte d'Ivoire (unofficial transcript)

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Middle East

25 January 2003

Paris - Secretary-General's message to the opening of the Conference of Heads of State on Côte d'Ivoire

Paris - Remarks to meeting on the follow-up mechanisms for the Peace Agreement on Côte d'Ivoire [bilingual, as delivered]

Paris - Press encounter after the meeting on the follow-up mechanisms for the Peace Agreement on Côte d'Ivoire (unofficial transcript)

23 January 2003

Libreville - Message du Secretaire General au Sommet de la Communaute Economique et Monetaire des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC)

22 January 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the earthquake in Mexico

21 January 2003

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the 25th Session of the Conference on Disarmament

20 January 2003

New York - Secretary-General's statement to the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Terrorism as a Threat to International Peace and Security [as delivered]

16 January 2003

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at ceremony marking the turnover of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 from Venezuela to Morocco

14 January 2003

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at the Security Council debate on Children and Armed Conflict

New York - Secretary-General's opening statement at his first press conference of the year

New York - Secretary-General's press conference

13 January 2003

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter with CNN upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine

10 January 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's announcement of its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty

06 January 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Lord Jenkins

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Western Sahara

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine

30 December 2002

Nairobi - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the elections in Kenya

27 December 2002

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in the Korean Peninsula

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on a blast at a Russian Government building in Grozny

23 December 2002

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the return of separate items of Kuwaiti property

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan

22 December 2002

Kabul - Message of the Secretary-General to the Conference on Good Neighbourly Relations

20 December 2002

Washington, DC - Remarks by President Bush, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at a press encounter with the Quartet Principals, The White House Oval Office, [this transcript was prepared by

Washington, DC - Remarks by US Secretary of State Colin Powell and the Secretary-General following the meeting of the Quartet Principals with US President George W. Bush at the White House

17 December 2002

New York - Press encounter by the Secretary-General upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

New York - Remarks at the book signing by David Rockefeller

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in Venezuela

17 December 2002

Oslo - Secretary-General's message to Meeting of the Afghan Support Group

16 December 2002

Bangkok - Message of the Secretary-General to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference

13 December 2002

New York - Statement of the Secretary-General on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)

12 December 2002

New York - Secretary-General's statement to the Security Council on the UN missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Prevlaka

Geneva - Message of the Secretary-General to the Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on an Iraqi invitation to Yuli Vorontsov to visit Iraq

12 December 2002

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the Sixth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

11 December 2002

New York - Secretary-General's remarks honouring Mr. R.E.[Ted] Turner and the Board of Directors of the UN Foundation [as delivered]

Geneva - Message of the Secretary-General to the Fourth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Amended Protocol

11 December 2002

Marrakesh - Secretary-General's message to the Fourth Global Forum on Reinventing Government "Citizens, Businesses, and Governments: Dialogue and Partnerships for the Promotion of Democracy and Development"

10 December 2002

New York - Secretary-General's statement at meeting of the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [as delivered]

New York - Secretary-General's message on the occasion of Human Rights Day

New York - Secretary-General's BBC World Service Lecture

New York - Press encounter with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix following Security Council luncheon hosted by the Presidency, Colombia (unofficial transcript)

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the UN Mission in Prevlaka (UNMOP)

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