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Posted Jul 21, 2012|  by Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan.

Speech by Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan, Banjul (Gambia) 01 July 2006 'Presidents, Prime Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me first thank our hosts, President Yahyah Jammeh and the people of Gambia, for their warm welcome and kind hospitality. Equally, let me say a special... Read More



Posted on Jul 21, 2012 | in category: Reducing poverty and improving equity | by Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan.

Speech by Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan, Banjul (Gambia) 01 July 2006 'Presidents, Prime Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me first thank our hosts, President Yahyah Jammeh and the people of Gambia, for their warm welcome and kind hospitality. Equally, let me say a special...  Read More



Posted on Jul 21, 2012 | in category: Reducing poverty and improving equity | by United Nations: Ban Ki-Moon

Paris, France, 14 June 2005 - Secretary-General's address. 'President Chirac, Prime Minister Blair, Mr. [Bertrand] Collomb, [Chairman/CEO, Lafarge; & President, “Friends of the Global Compact in France”], Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be with you today. I would like to thank President Chirac...  Read More



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