ANNAN ADDRESSES COUNCIL U.N. LEADER SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WORLD PEACE INITIATIVE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The secretary-general of the United Nations on Wednesday asked Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. leaders for support in helping the world organization seek peace and push its Millennium Development Goals “MDG” redirects here. For other uses, see MDG (disambiguation). The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 192 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. as a blueprint for the future. Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1 1997 to January 1 2007, serving two five-year terms. He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. , in a rare appearance in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. that the city's support was important in
addressing the world's needs.
``What happens in Los Angeles affects the entire world,'' Annan said during his brief remarks at the event in the council chambers, attended by Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California , the consular corps Consular corps (from French: Corps consulaire and commonly abbreviated CC) is a concept analogue to diplomatic corps, but concerning the staff, estates and work of a consulate. , civic and business leaders. ``I am heartened that you have adopted a resolution in support of the Millennium Development Goals, which was a seminal event in the history of the United Nations The United Nations as an international organization has its origins in World War II. Since then its aims and activities have expanded to make it the archetypal international body in the early 21st century. Naming Franklin D. .'' The eight-point program calls for eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating AIDS, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development. ``These represent a set of principles which are simple, but are powerful objectives for every man and woman in the world. These goals are people- centric.'' Annan, who is serving in his second term as secretary-general, was scheduled to be in Los Angeles two days to build support for his organization and to explain its position and efforts to eliminate land mines and deal with the international AIDS health crisis. Hahn, who presented Annan with a replica of City Hall to commemorate his visit, took note of the difficult times in which Annan is serving, with the U.S. war against terrorism and other international strife. ``The whole world admires the work (Annan) has done over the years, in some of the most difficult times the world has seen,'' Hahn said. Council President Alex Padilla also thanked Annan for his efforts. ``He is one of the world's great leaders,'' Padilla said. ``In this post-Cold War era The Post-Cold War era is a time period following the end of the Cold War. Its beginning is dated either in 1989, when the Revolutions of 1989 occurred in Eastern Europe and amicable relations developed between the United States and the Soviet Union, or it is dated in 1991 with the , the work of the United Nations cannot be understated.'' Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kofi Annan, center, secretary-general of the United Nations, with his wife, Nane, at his side, shakes hands with young people during his visit to the Los Angeles City Council chambers Wednesday. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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