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Annan To Meet With 50 World Jewish Leaders
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 10:45 am | United Nations
Annan To Meet With 50 Jewish Leaders From Around the Globe New York, May 2 2005 12:00PM More >>
Secretary-General ‘Appalled’ by Bombings in Iraq
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 10:42 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the wave of bombings and other attacks that have reportedly killed more than 100 Iraqis and wounded twice that many since Friday in what he called an apparent effort to undermine the newly ... More >>
Nuclear Disarmament, Non-proliferation Need Action
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 10:38 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today challenged the parties to the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to recognize that disarmament, halting the spread of nuclear weapons and the right to peaceful use are all vital – and far too ... More >>
Togolese Refugees Flood Into Benin
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:57 pm | United Nations
Nearly 6,000 Togolese fleeing post-election violence have arrived in neighbouring Benin, an increase of some 2,000 overnight, and 600 have crossed into Ghana, as the United Nations refugee agency today appealed to Togolese politicians to solve the ... More >>
Polio Outbreak In Yemen Grows To 22 Cases
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:56 pm | United Nations
Yemen, polio-free since 1996, now has an outbreak of 22 confirmed cases, and low immunization rates among the children of the Red Sea country may help the spread of the paralyzing virus, the United Nations public health agency sa id today . More >>
HR Advocate To Lead UN Monitoring Group In Nepal
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:54 pm | United Nations
Ian Martin, a veteran of United Nations human rights operations, has been named to head a team of UN monitors being deployed to Nepal in the coming weeks to try to establish accountability and prevent further abuses. More >>
Somalia - Unprecedented’ Water Level Rise
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:53 pm | United Nations
In East Africa, where days of heavy rains and flooding have led to numerous deaths and entire villages being wiped out, locals are reporting an unprecedented rise in Somalia’s Shabelle River and that a major water surge may be headed into the centre ... More >>
Annan Appeals For End To Violence In Iraq
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:51 pm | United Nations
ANNAN APPEALS FOR END TO VIOLENCE IN IRAQ New York, Apr 29 2005 3:00PM More >>
NPT Review At UN Chance To Restore Confidence
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:50 pm | United Nations
With the 2005 review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) set to kick off Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, senior officials today stressed the importance of restoring confidence in the landmark accord, some 35 years after ... More >>
UN Counter-Terrorism Experts To Visit Kenya
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:49 pm | United Nations
United Nations counter-terrorism experts are set to travel next week to Kenya for the second in a series of country visits to take stock of the worldwide fight against the menace. More >>
UN Electoral Experts Heading To Lebanon
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations has been holding talks on assisting the Lebanese Government prepare for next month’s parliamentary elections and a team of electoral experts is due to arrive soon in Beirut, a top UN envoy told the Security Council today as he briefed ... More >>
Liberia Peacekeeper Sexual Exploitation Probe
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:44 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia has been investigating allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by its personnel and has sought cooperation from the troop contributing countries, a UN spokesman said today. More >>
Aftermath Of Comoros Volcano Eruption
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:42 pm | United Nations
With fears receding – but not ruled out – that one of the world’s largest active volcanoes will again erupt in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros, United Nations agencies there are focusing their efforts on providing clean water for the thousands ... More >>
UN & Cambodia Agreement On Khmer Rouge Trials
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:40 pm | United Nations
An agreement between the United Nations and Cambodia to set up a special court to try the ageing leaders of the Khmer Rouge took effect today, paving the way for the tribunal to begin operations. More >>
UN Special Envoy For Guinea-Bissau
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:38 pm | United Nations
Former President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique has been appointed Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Envoy to promote “peaceful and credible” elections in June in Guinea-Bissau, a United Nations spokesman said today. More >>
UN Welcomes Newspaper Apology For Sex Accusations
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations today welcomed an apology issued by a British newspaper which had made unsubstantiated accusations of sexual exploitation against a senior UN staff member serving in the peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... More >>
Côte D’ivoire Decision On Elections Eligibility
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:27 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the decision by President Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d’Ivoire to accept a South African-negotiated plan that the candidates of all parties that signed a 2003 peace agreement ending fierce fighting ... More >>
India Teams With UN To Fight Hiv/Aids In Military
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:26 am | United Nations
The Government of India and the United Nations agency fighting HIV/AIDS today launched a joint campaign to educate Indian military personnel about the deadly disease. More >>
UN Tribunal Condemns Former Rwandan Councillor
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:25 am | United Nations
A former councilman in Rwanda was sentenced to life in prison today by a United Nations war crimes court after a yearlong trial on charges that included genocide against people who had taken refuge in churches and committing and abetting rape during his ... More >>
UN Secretary-General Ends India Visit
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:24 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today wrapped up his visit to India stressing the urgency to bring about UN reforms and to enhance freedom around the globe by jointly pursuing goals in development, security and human rights. More >>
