/ 30 August 2001

ICC CENTRE TO BE HANDED OVER TO ANNAN

UNITED Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will arrive in Durban on Wednesday morning to attend the official handing over of the International Convention Centre to the UN ahead of the World Conference Against Racism which starts on Friday. Annan will arrive at the Durban International Airport shortly after 8am where he will be met by South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. He will attend a flag raising ceremony at the International Convention Centre where the centre will officially be handed over to him. For the duration of the conference the ICC will remain UN territory. The WCAR follows the NGO Forum which started on Tuesday. – Sapa