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Prosecutor of UN Sierra Leone Court To Step Down
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 7:35 pm | United Nations
The Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, set up with United Nations help to try those most responsible for war crimes committed during the West African country's civil war in the 1990s, today notified Secretary General Kofi Annan that ... More >>
3 UN Peacekeepers In Haiti Wounded During Patrols
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 7:28 pm | United Nations
Three United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti were shot at and slightly wounded by so far unidentified people during weekend patrols in an area of the Caribbean country's capital, Port-au-Prince, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said today. More >>
UN: Women's Situation Improved, Challenges Remain
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 7:26 pm | United Nations
Women have gained ground in the struggle for equality with men over the past 10 years, but serious challenges remain, including the rise in trafficking of women and girls and their disproportionate representation in the ranks of the poor and those infected ... More >>
UN Wants Transparency From Iran On Nuke Activities
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 11:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations agency entrusted with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons called on Iran today to provide “full transparency” on all its nuclear activities, noting that information on some outstanding issues was still pending, while progress ... More >>
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Seeks US$1.1bil
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 11:39 am | United Nations
The main United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees today presented a $1.1-billion blueprint to improve the life chances of 4 million Palestinians and enhance their ability to support themselves over five years. More >>
UN: Renewed War On Enduring Racism & Xenophobia
Monday, 28 February 2005, 6:28 pm | United Nations
Voicing “profound concern” at continuing institutional and large-scale racism and xenophobia worldwide, a panel of experts appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for renewed counter-efforts at the international and national ... More >>
UN: Search For Refugee Chief, Transparency Policy
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:56 pm | United Nations
A day after United Nations refugees chief Ruud Lubbers stood down amid controversy over alleged sexual impropriety, the world body today announced a far reaching search for a successor, contacting both governments and civil society groups as part of ... More >>
Haiti: Rape Allegations Against UN Officers
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:50 pm | United Nations
A board of inquiry into a Haitian woman's accusation that she was raped last week by two civilian police officers serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country has begun its work. More >>
Alexander The Great a General In UN War On Hunger
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:42 pm | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has enlisted arguably the world’s most famous military strategist, Alexander the Great - aka Irish film actor Colin Farrell - to help lead its war against global hunger, following in the footsteps of arguably ... More >>
10 Years Since UN Women's Conference In Beijing
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:25 pm | United Nations
Delegates To Review Progress In The 10 Years Since UN Women's Conference In Beijing More >>
Tsunami: Only Some UN Agencies Received Funding
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:20 pm | United Nations
Two months after a devastating tsunami wrought havoc on a dozen Indian Ocean countries and sparked an unprecedented outpouring of global relief aid, the United Nations reported today that while some of its agencies have received 100 per cent of their ... More >>
UN Information Summit: Development Fund Agreement
Monday, 28 February 2005, 5:15 pm | United Nations
Preparations for the second phase of a United Nations summit on information technology wrapped up today after delegates moved forward on the creation of a voluntary fund to help build up sorely needed know-how and infrastructure in developing countries. More >>
Murder of nine UN peacekeepers in DR of Congo
Monday, 28 February 2005, 4:48 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help the United Nations track down the unidentified militia members who ambushed and murdered nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving in the country's remote ... More >>
Annan hails decision by Togo's leader to step down
Monday, 28 February 2005, 4:45 pm | United Nations
Annan hails decision by Togo's leader to step down, pledges UN support for political transition More >>
Airdrops over Afghan regions struck by deadly cold
Monday, 28 February 2005, 4:44 pm | United Nations
Responding to poor road conditions and heavy snow in Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is organizing relief airdrops over two remote areas in the centre of the country. More >>
West Africa: funds to head off festering problems
Monday, 28 February 2005, 4:42 pm | United Nations
Reforming the security sectors and reintegrating former militia members into their communities in West Africa need funds that have not been forthcoming and the high youth unemployment has created a desperation that could create unrest even in countries ... More >>
Probe Into Assassination Of Former Lebanese Begins
Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission of Inquiry into last week's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri began its work today with a meeting with top officials and a pledge to work "with absolute impartiality and professionalism." More >>
UN: Refugee Rations In Rwanda Dwindle
Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:35 am | United Nations
Food rations for 50,000 refugees in Rwanda will be cut by nearly one-third next month unless donors provide another $2.6 million, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today. More >>
Global Plan Needed To Stop BirdFlu Human Pandemic
Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:33 am | United Nations
A United Nations conference on bird flu in Asia today called on the international community to urgently help with hundreds of millions of dollars in financing for “vital changes” needed to prevent the virus from mutating into a global human influenza ... More >>
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency: Record $500 Million
Friday, 25 February 2005, 11:54 am | United Nations
The main United Nations agency helping Palestinian refugees received the most donations for a single year in its 55-year history in 2004 - more than $502 million - it announced today. But more is still needed for its continuing operations, including health, ... More >>
