keywords: annan applause ovation general nations
text: UN General Assembly gives Annan what its president calls vote of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; 8 December 2004 - The United Nations General Assembly today gave Secretary-General Kofi Annan a standing ovation and a lengthy round of applause, in what its president called a  quot;rare and valuable homage quot; and a vote of confidence - a characterization 