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12 May 2003

New York - Secretary-General's message to the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
New York - Secretary-General's message to the Annual Dinner of the Korea Society in honour of His Excellency Mr. Roh Moo-Hyun, President of the Republic of Korea

10 May 2003

New York - Statement by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

08 May 2003

Copenhagen - Message of the Secretary-General to the 3rd Conference of the International Alliance for Arab-Israeli Peace

07 May 2003

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

06 May 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the death of Walter Sisulu
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation between India and Pakistan

05 May 2003

Nairobi - Secretary-General's message to the 19th session of the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme

02 May 2003

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day

01 May 2003

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

30 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's statement to the Security Council meeting on the role of the UN in post-conflict situations [as delivered]
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the swearing-in of the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
New York - Secretary-General's statement on the Road Map for Middle East peace.
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter following the Security Council meeting on the role of the UN in post-conflict situations (unofficial transcript)

30 April 2003

Bujumbura - Message du Secretaire general a l'occasion de la prestation de serment des President et Vice-President de la Republique du Burundi pour la deuxieme phase de la transition

29 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv

28 April 2003

The Hague - Secretary-General's message to the First Review Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention

26 April 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the 17th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident

25 April 2003

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

24 April 2003

Geneva - Secretary-General's statement to the Commission on Human Rights [as delivered]

23 April 2003

Vienna - Secretary-General's press encounter with Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner (unofficial transcript)

23 April 2003

Anatolia - Secretary-General's message to the International Children's Festival

22 April 2003

Vienna - Secretary-General's address to UN staff at the Vienna International Centre
Vienna - Secretary-General's press encounter following meeting with Austrian President Thomas Klestil (unofficial transcript)

18 April 2003

Yerevan - Message of the Secretary-Gneral to the Eighth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization

17 April 2003

Athens - Secretary-General's Statement to the European Conference
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with President Jacques Chirac of France (unofficial transcript)
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Prime Minister Costas Simitas of Greece (unofficial transcript)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the situation in northern Iraq

16 April 2003

Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom (unofficial transcript)
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden (unofficial transcript)
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov of the Russian Federation (unofficial transcript)
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark (press encounter)
Athens - Secretary-General's press encounter with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany (unofficial transcript)

15 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's statement on safeguarding Iraqi cultural heritage

15 April 2003

New York - Message of the Secretary-General at the African Capital Markets Forum [read by Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette]

14 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's statement to the Special High-level meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions and World Trade Organization
New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria

14 April 2003

Beirut - Message of the Secretary-General to the Twenty-Second Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

11 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at a Security Council meeting on "The Security Council and Regional Organizations : Facing new challenges to international peace and security"

10 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Timor-Leste

09 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's message for "The World's Biggest Lesson", held during the Global Action Week of the Global Campaign for Education
New York - Secretary-General's press encounter 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

08 April 2003

Hanoi - Secretary-General's Message to Memorial Service for Dr. Carlo Urbani

07 April 2003

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter upon arrival at UNHQ (unofficial transcript)
New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on appointment of Rafeeuddin Ahmed as Special Adviser

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