Palais des Nations, Geneva, 5 July 2007 Secretary-General: Thank you Mr. Kell and Chairman Isdell, Madame Labelle, and dear ladies and gentlemen of the press. Welcome to the Global Compact Leaders Summit. And for those of you who have traveled great distances to be here, welcome to Geneva and…

Palais des Nations, 26 October 2005 The Secretary-General: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be able to talk to you this afternoon. Today we are here to alert the world to the needs of the victims of the earthquake in South Asia. It is a desperate situation. You've heard the…

Following is an unofficial transcript of the press conference given by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 10 October 2005:The Secretary-General: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm very glad to be here in Geneva, and to have the chance to have an…

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today visited the World Health Organization's Strategic Health Operations Centre in Geneva. Following is a transcript of the remarks he made at the end of his visit, and the remarks by WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook.The Secretary-General: Ladies…

SECRETARY-GENERAL: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Let me first thank you for coming in such numbers. And let me at the onset congratulate your new President, the new President of ACANU, Mr. Herbermann. I had hoped to stay in Geneva a bit longer but given the death of the Pope, I also have to…