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UN Envoy Calls On Israel To Protect Civilians
Wednesday, 27 October 2004, 10:28 am | United Nations
Voicing deep concern over the continuing violence in the Gaza Strip, the senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East today deplored deaths during the renewed military operation in Khan Younis and called on Israel to respect international law. More >>
Afghanistan Laggs Behind In Human Rights Treatment
Wednesday, 27 October 2004, 10:26 am | United Nations
While Afghanistan has made great progress since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001, "gross violations of fundamental human rights" continue, from extrajudicial executions to inhuman detention to the frequent abuse or assault of ... More >>
UN Hails Success Of Kosovo Assembly Elections
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:05 am | United Nations
Offering congratulations on the "peaceful and well-organized" conduct of this weekend's elections in Kosovo, the Senior United Nations envoy there said despite the low turnout of Kosovo Serbs they would be represented in the province's ... More >>
Annan Pledges Measures To Improve UN
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:04 am | United Nations
Marking United Nations Day, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today pledged to issue new proposals for improving the world body so that it can adapt to emerging global challenges. More >>
UN Nuclear Agency Computer System Is Out Of Date
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:03 am | United Nations
Calling on United Nations Member States for special contributions, the UN’s nuclear weapons watchdog today warned that its late 1970s computer system is now too old to help its inspectors do an efficient job and needs to be updated. More >>
Cambodia Could Become Terror Source
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:02 am | United Nations
Cambodia could become a breeding ground for terrorism if it does not receive urgently needed international cooperation to boost its ability to confront the scourge, the Chairman of the United Nations Security Council’s committee on sanctions against ... More >>
Five Young People Honoured For Anti-Poverty Work
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:01 am | United Nations
By tackling poverty through AIDS prevention, conflict resolution and educational initiatives, five young people from across the globe received awards from the United Nations Development Programme UNDP) at a special ceremony today at the world body’s ... More >>
UN Not Considering Support For Iraqi Tribunal
Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 12:00 am | United Nations
The United Nations is not likely to lend support to a special Iraqi tribunal for reasons ranging from opposition to the death penalty to the lack of a mandate for action, a spokesman for the world body said today. More >>
UN To Meet In Kenya On Sudan’s Darfur Crisis
Friday, 22 October 2004, 11:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council is considering holding a two-day meeting next month in Nairobi, Kenya, primarily to discuss the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, the permanent representative of the United Kingdom, which holds the rotating Council presidency ... More >>
UN Resumes Debate On Anti-Cloning Text
Friday, 22 October 2004, 11:26 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly’s legal committee today resumed debate on two competing draft resolutions that would ban all reproductive cloning. More >>
January Elections In Iraq Technically Possible
Friday, 22 October 2004, 11:25 am | United Nations
Elections scheduled for next January in Iraq are still “technically possible” but security must improve in order for the United Nations to be able to send in more personnel to help with the planning, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
After 14 Years Liberians Return Home To Key Areas
Friday, 22 October 2004, 9:53 am | United Nations
After 14 Years Of Displacement, Liberians To Return Home To Key Areas With UN Aid More >>
Container Control Plan To Fight Human Trafficking
Friday, 22 October 2004, 9:52 am | United Nations
The United Nations crime fighting agency has teamed with customs agencies around the world to combat the illegal transport of people, weapons and drugs in the more than 7 million shipping containers that move around the globe each day. More >>
All Kosovo Groups Urged To Vote In Elections
Friday, 22 October 2004, 9:50 am | United Nations
With the people of Kosovo heading to the polls this weekend for legislative elections, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on all communities in the province to exercise their right to vote. More >>
Sudan: UNICEF Says Rape Continues With Impunity
Friday, 22 October 2004, 9:49 am | United Nations
Armed militias in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region are continuing to rape women and girls with impunity, an expert from the United Nations children’s agency said today on her return from a mission to the region. More >>
$195 Million Paid Out For Iraq Invasion Of Kuwait
Friday, 22 October 2004, 12:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations Compensation Commission paying damages to those who suffered during Iraq’s 1990 invasion and occupation of Kuwait today announced the disbursement of nearly $195 million. More >>
Elections In Iraq On Track, Annan Says
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:08 pm | United Nations
Elections in Iraq, scheduled for January 2005, are on track and should take place if the situation holds, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Fiji To Provide Security For UN Officials In Iraq
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:07 pm | United Nations
Fiji has agreed to provide a protective security detail for senior United Nations officials in Iraq, as well as a guard unit for UN facilities in Baghdad, a spokesperson for the world body said today. More >>
Five In Afghanistan Killed In Vehicle Blast
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:06 pm | United Nations
An explosion destroyed a vehicle in the southern province of Paktia, killing five people, according to a spokesman for the joint United Nations-Afghan body overseeing elections in Afghanistan. More >>
Georgia-Abkhaz Peace Process Close’ To Standstill
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:05 pm | United Nations
Warning that the Georgia-Abkhaz peace process has come “perilously close” to a standstill, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged both sides to resume political contacts and to continue pursuing a negotiated settlement to the conflict. More >>
