Selected Speeches Title Selected Speeches Identifier Selected Speeches Collection Items Speech to Women's Forum Kofi Annan 27 May 1997 Speech on International Women's Day Kofi Annan 12 March 1998 Secretary-General Says Women's Wisdom, Energies, and Creativity Important in Building a New Africa Kofi Annan 30 April 1998 Secretary-General Speaks of Role of International Criminal Court Kofi Annan 15 June 1998 Secretary-General speaks on Humanitarian Intervention at Ditchley Park Kofi Annan 26 June 1998 Secretary-General speaks at Ceremony Celebrating the Adoption of the International Criminal Court Kofi Annan 18 July 1998 "Indispensable, Irreplaceable" UN Must Not Fall Victim to Indifference says Secretary-General Accepting Honorary Doctorate at Sorbonne Kofi Annan 30 November 1998 Secretary-General Applauds Petition with 10 million Signatures Supporting Human Rights Kofi Annan 8 December 1998 Secretary-General Proposes Global Compact on Human Rights, Labor, and the Environment Kofi Annan 31 January 1999 "Do Not Let People in this Glass House Become People Under a Glass Ceiling", Secretary-General Tells Panel on Occasion of International Women's Day Kofi Annan 4 March 1999 Secretary-General Presents His Annual Report to the General Assembly Kofi Annan 20 September 1999 Secretary-General Says All Must Be Vigilant and Articulate Custodians of Women's Convention Kofi Annan 10 December 1999 Secretary-General Stresses Immediate Need for New and Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General 2 February 2000 Secretary-General Stresses Need for "Experiment and Creativity" in Development Efforts Kofi Annan 28 February 2000 Secretary-General Calls for Intensified NGO Revolution Kofi Annan 22 May 2000 Message to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Kofi Annan 5 July 2000 Secretary-General Addresses Millennium Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders Kofi Annan 29 August 2000 Secretary-General Calls on World Leaders to Decide Priorities and Adapt the UN to Meet Them Kofi Annan 6 September 2000 Secretary-General Sees Remarkable Convergence of Views in Millennium Summit Kofi Annan 8 September 2000 Secretary-General Tells Member States That Key Decisions Lie in Their Hands Kofi Annan 12 September 2000 Secretary-General Says Collective Efforts Can Resolve Underdevelopment Kofi Annan 18 September 2000 Statement by the president of the General Assembly at the Conclusion of the first part of the 55th Session president of the General Assembly 23 December 2000 Secretary-General Describes Proposal for Global Compact with UN Kofi Annan 22 June 2001 Workplace is One of Frontlines in Fight against Discrimination Kofi Annan 4 September 2001 View all 35 items