UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will leave for Dubai this weekend where he will attend a ceremony to receive the 2005 Zayed International Prize for Global Leadership for the Environment, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced Friday.

    While in Dubai, the secretary-general is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid AlMaktoum, the spokesman added.

    The Zayed Prize International Jury announced the prize in December, 2005.

    Previous Global Leadership winners have been Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States, and the British Broadcasting Corporation for their global media commitment to environment and sustainable development issues. Enditem