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UN News: Millennium Summit News Roundup
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:13 pm | UN Millennium Summit
- Millennium Summit adopts Declaration charting UN's future course - Annan tells world leaders that he will work for Summit goals, and they must too - Summit co-chairs praise leaders for "frank and constructive" dialogue - Calls for "Globalization ... More >>
UN2K: Islamic Conference SG Dr. Azeddine Laraki
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:06 pm | UN Millennium Summit
I bring you greetings from the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and its best wishes and prayers for the success of this historic gathering of Heads of State and Government, the largest, perhaps, of its kind ever held on this planet. More >>
UN2K: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:04 pm | UN Millennium Summit
Let me thank you all for coming to this historic Summit, and for the clarity of the course you have charted More >>
UN2K: Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:03 pm | UN Millennium Summit
It is an honour for me as Secretary General of the Commonwealth to make a statement to this Millenium Summit. More >>
UN2K: Fijian Ambassador Amraiya Naidu
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:02 pm | UN Millennium Summit
It is my profound privilege to deliver to you tile greetings of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Fiji, who deeply regrets not being able to share this momentous occasion of the Millenium Summit with you all here in tile United Nations. ... More >>
UN2K: Tuvalu Representative Panapasi Nelesone
Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:01 pm | UN Millennium Summit
It is a great honour and privilege to address the Millennium Summit on behalf of the Prime Minister of Tuvalu who unfortunately has had to leave the Summit due to some unforeseen but unavoidable urgent matters at home. More >>
UN2K: Holy See Representative Angelo Sodano
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:58 pm | UN Millennium Summit
I have the honor to convey to this Assembly the cordial greetings of His Holiness Pope John Paul 11 and his encouragement to the Representatives of the world's countries assembled here in New York to reaffirm their confidence in the work of the United ... More >>
UN2K: Eritrea President Isias Afwerki
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:56 pm | UN Millennium Summit
The advent of the new Millenium occurs at a crucial time. Globalisation and rapid advances in information technology offer humankind vast, unprecedented, opportunities to improve the quality of life. More >>
UN2K: Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:55 pm | UN Millennium Summit
What will this world, and the United Nations, look like a hundred years from now? More >>
UN2K: Libyan Spokesman Abdurrahman Shalghem
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:54 pm | UN Millennium Summit
As we meet in this historical forum in a human attempt to formulate a proper vision for the future of humanity in the next millennium, we express the hope that the last century with all its scientific achievements and progress in all fields, as well ... More >>
UN2K: Thailand Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:52 pm | UN Millennium Summit
At the outset, allow me to join all the previous speakers in congratulating Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, and His Excellency Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia, on their election as Co-Presidents of this Millennium Assembly. I also wish ... More >>
UN2K: India PM Shri Atal Bihar! Vajpayee
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:51 pm | UN Millennium Summit
Standing at the gates of an important epoch at a point u our history that joins de past de present and de future we the representatives of six billion people must ensure that this Millenium Summit and de General Assembly session that follows will ... More >>
UN2K: Cambodia PM Samdech Hun Sen
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:49 pm | UN Millennium Summit
I have prepared a long speech for this summit with the intention to apprise this distinguished forum of our aspirations, needs and concerns with regard to the challenges to the development of the humanity and the creation of a new world order in the age ... More >>
UN2K: Tonga PM Prince Ulukalala-Lavaka-Ata
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:48 pm | UN Millennium Summit
This Summit marks an historic milestone that with the hindsight of the past affords us the opportunity to chart the future direction of our organization by addressing the issues of concern to our organization and peoples. Accordingly, the outcome of ... More >>
UN2K: Papua New Guinea PM Mekere Morauta
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:47 pm | UN Millennium Summit
It is an honor for me to address this Millennium Summit; not only on behalf of Papua New Guinea, but as a citizen of the South Pacific. More >>
UN2K: Philippines President Joseph Estrada
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:46 pm | UN Millennium Summit
This meeting of Heads of State or Government of the member states of the United Nations is a watershed in history, and I am distinctly honored to address it. I am also pleased to congratulate our Co-Chairmen, His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma, President of the ... More >>
UN2K: Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:45 pm | UN Millennium Summit
Humanity has come a long way out of the ruins of the Second World War, thanks to this august organization, the United Nations. We have emerged from the era of cold war and incessant fears of global conflagrations. More >>
UN2K: Afghanistan President Burhanuddin Rabbani
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:43 pm | UN Millennium Summit
Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, for his comprehensive, analytical, forward-looking, visionary and challenging report, entitled "We the peoples: the role of the ... More >>
UN2K: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:41 pm | UN Millennium Summit
I rise to address this historic Millennium Summit of our one world body, the United Nations. We are gathered here to observe the New Millennium whose arrival we have been privileged to witness. More >>
UN2K: Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid
Sunday, 10 September 2000, 11:40 pm | UN Millennium Summit
As we gather here at the dawn of the new millennium, we do so to reflect on the rapidly changing world, to discuss the emerging challenges facing us, and to collectively seek lasting solutions to them. Principally, we need to defuse tensions that exist ... More >>