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2005 Summit To Be 'Decisive' To UN's Future
Friday, 5 November 2004, 11:40 am | United Nations
When world leaders convene in 2005 for the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, five years after agreeing to an ambitious plan to battle poverty and other global ills, they will be charting the future of the United Nations and its role in those ... More >>
United Arab Emirates Leader Dies
Friday, 5 November 2004, 11:39 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed his profound sadness over the death of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). More >>
Karzai Afghanistan's 1st Elected President
Friday, 5 November 2004, 11:38 am | United Nations
Following the endorsement of results by the joint United Nations-Afghan electoral board today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan congratulated Hamid Karzai on becoming Afghanistan's first elected President. More >>
Liberia's Warring Militias Officially Disband
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 11:37 am | United Nations
After surrendering weapons and other war materiel today to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the West African country's major fighting militias signed a joint declaration renouncing civil war and disbanding their forces at a ceremony in the ... More >>
Annan Congratulates Bush On Re-Election
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 9:20 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today congratulated President Bush on his re-election, and pledged his commitment to working with the US leader on the whole range of issues facing the United Nations and the world. More >>
UN Rights Expert On Human Trafficking Named
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 11:42 am | United Nations
The United Nations Human Rights Commission has appointed Sigma Huda of Bangladesh as its Special Rapporteur on trafficking of persons, especially women and children. More >>
UN Condemns Use Of Force In Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 11:16 am | United Nations
Reacting to the recent assassinations of top military officials in Guinea-Bissau, the United Nations Security Council today said the parties in the country must not attempt to seize power by force. More >>
Iraqis Can Now Check Voter Registration Lists
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 10:07 am | United Nations
Iraqis will now be able to check if their names are properly registered on voter rolls prepared by the Independent Electoral Commission for Iraq with help from United Nations electoral experts. More >>
UN Looks At Ways To Protect Its Field Workers
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 9:48 am | United Nations
Saying that the safety of United Nations workers “has to be my first priority,” Secretary-General Kofi Annan has presented his $97 million plan for new unified security measures to the General Assembly’s main budget committee. More >>
Malaysia Grants Temporary Stay To Myanmar Refugees
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 9:46 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the recent decision of the Malaysian Government to grant temporary stay permits to the Rohingya refugee population from Myanmar. More >>
Iraqi PM to Hold Talks On Transition Process
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 11:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, met today in Baghdad with interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi for talks on the situation in the country and the UN role in helping it through the transitional process. More >>
Congo: UN Civilian Worker Accused Of Child Abuse
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 11:38 am | United Nations
A French civilian member of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been accused of child molestation and is being held by French justice officials, according to a joint United Nations and French statement. More >>
Israel: Annan Urges Children Be Shielded From Harm
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 10:50 am | United Nations
The ongoing violence in the Middle East drew sharp comment from top United Nations officials today, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressing the particular need to shield children from harm. More >>
Miloševic Can Defend Himself
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 10:48 am | United Nations
Slobodan Miloševic can go back to representing himself in his ongoing genocide trial but must let his court-appointed lawyers assist him if his health threatens to interfere with the case, a United Nations tribunal ruled today. More >>
Tel Aviv - UN Envoy Condemns Suicide Attack
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 10:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations senior envoy for the Middle East peace process today denounced a suicide attack of an Israeli market, killing at least three people and wounding many more. More >>
Afghanistan:Release of Abducted Workers Urged - UN
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:20 am | United Nations
A United Nations spokesman in Kabul today issued an impassioned appeal for the immediate release of three international UN relief workers who were abducted on 28 October. More >>
Kosovo: Multiethnic Police Force Key To Security
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:18 am | United Nations
Addressing the latest graduating class of Kosovo's multiethnic police force, a senior United Nations official there today said they are responsible for advancing the goals of peace and democracy. More >>
New European Constitution Boosts EU-UN Cooperation
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:16 am | United Nations
Welcoming the signature of a new Treaty on Europe's Constitution, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has voiced hope that the document will offer new opportunities to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). More >>
War Crimes Likely Committed in Darfur
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:15 am | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert said today it was likely that numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed during the conflict that has engulfed western Sudan's Darfur region since early last year. More >>
Thailand: UN Chief Demands Probe Into Killings
Monday, 1 November 2004, 11:13 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has called upon authorities in Thailand to comply with international law by thoroughly investigating the killing earlier this week of 87 demonstrators in the southern part of the country. More >>
