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Annan in Nairobi

    NAIROBI

    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday for a three-day official visit. A UN statement from Geneva said on Friday that the Secretary-General would attend the twice-yearly meeting of the heads of all the agencies, funds and programmes of the UN system.

    Upon arrival, Annan stressed that Kenya was a very important headquarters city for the UN. “It is the only headquarters of the UN that is located in the developing world and we take it very seriously and I know that Mr. Klaus Toepfer, the Head of the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) does also,” Annan said. “You have seen the energy and dynamism he has brought to this office and recently he has been joined by our colleague from Habitat [Anna Tibaijuka] another dynamic women and we selected these good leaders to underscore the importance we attach to this office.” Annan was met at the airport by Kenya’s Vice President George Saitoti.

    The Secretary-General said that he was looking forward to constructive and serious discussions during his meetings with the heads of UN agencies from all over the world on “pressing issues of the day”. He said he was also looking forward to meeting with Kenya’s President Daniel arap Moi and the Kenyan leadership to discuss “issues of regional concern”. Saitoti, for his part, extended Kenya’s welcome to Annan. He assured him that the government was working very closely with UN officials, “because we do believe that as a country it is our own duty to be able to extend all the assistance and cooperation to the UN”.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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