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UN Urges Support For African Force In Darfur
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:04 pm | United Nations
The United Nations mission in Sudan today said the security situation remains tense in the Darfur region, while Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged support for African Union (AU) efforts to bolster its monitoring and protection presence there. More >>
Insecurity Prevents Un From Sending Staff To Iraq
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:03 pm | United Nations
The United Nations commission for the Middle East is eager to respond to requests by Iraqi officials seeking a stronger presence by the world body in the country, but the security situation remains too unstable, a senior UN official based in the ... More >>
Joint Un-Sudan Panel To Meet On Security In Darfur
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:02 pm | United Nations
Deteriorating security in Sudan's Darfur region and its impact on humanitarian operations and the safety of aid workers will be discussed tomorrow at a meeting bringing together United Nations and Sudanese Government officials. More >>
Most Complaints On Afghan Elections Concerned Ink
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 5:00 pm | United Nations
MOST COMPLAINTS ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS CONCERNED VOTER-MARKING INK, UN SAYS New York, Oct 20 2004 5:00PM More >>
Myanmar Must Be Committed To Democracy - UN
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 10:40 am | United Nations
Concerned by reports of the dismissal and detention of the Prime Minister of Myanmar, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the country's authorities to remain committed to the process of national reconciliation and democratization. More >>
UN Peacebuilding in Somalia Depends On New Govt
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 10:38 am | United Nations
As several organizations work on structuring a peacebuilding framework for Somalia, a call may come for an enhanced role for the United Nations, but that expansion must be based on discussions with the new government, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says. More >>
Côte D'ivoire Peace Still Mired In Stalemate
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 10:37 am | United Nations
With the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire still mired in a stalemate, a monitoring group has suggested again that United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other West African leaders continue to press President Laurent Gbagbo on the obstacles ... More >>
UN Urges Syria To Withdraw Troops From Lebanon
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 10:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today again urged Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from neighbouring Lebanon and asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to continue reporting any progress. More >>
Biodiversity Losses Threaten 900 Million Poor
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 11:14 am | United Nations
An unprecedented loss of biodiversity has reduced the amount of food available to the world's 900 million rural poor and should receive widespread attention, UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today. More >>
Attempts Made To Dissuade Kosovo Serbs From Voting
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 10:33 am | United Nations
Voicing deep concern at attempts to dissuade Kosovo’s ethnic Serb population from participating in this Saturday’s elections, the senior United Nations envoy there today urged all Serbs to vote so they can play their part in rebuilding the troubled ... More >>
Annan Issues Requirements For Peacekeeping Success
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 10:20 am | United Nations
Adequate security, a well-defined and realistic mission and long-term commitment to success are among the key requirements for successful peacekeeping, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Ulster, Northern Ireland. More >>
Viet Nam Commended OnHiv Prevention Strategy
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 10:18 am | United Nations
Viet Nam's national HIV prevention strategy, which targets prostitutes and addicts, should be replicated in other countries, a senior official with the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said today. More >>
Death Toll In Sudan's War-Torn Darfur Region Up
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 9:44 am | United Nations
Death Toll In Sudan's War-Torn Darfur Region Up To 70,000 - UN Health Agency More >>
Blasts In Iraq Green Zone Underscore UN Concerns
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 12:26 am | United Nations
United Nations concerns about security in Iraq have been underscored by recent bombings in the Baghdad Green Zone, a UN spokesman said today. More >>
Ballot Counting Proceeds Apace In Afghanistan
Monday, 18 October 2004, 10:38 am | United Nations
Some 80,000 ballots in Afghanistan's historic presidential election have already been tallied, and the process is proceeding at a steady pace, a United Nations spokesman announced today. More >>
UN-Backed Palestine Rehabilitation Forum Announced
Monday, 18 October 2004, 10:37 am | United Nations
New initiatives - from planting trees to helping businesswomen - aimed at fostering development in the Palestinian territories have been announced at the conclusion of a four-day United Nations-backed Arab International Forum held in Beirut. More >>
Africa Needs Europe's Help With Peacekeeping
Monday, 18 October 2004, 10:36 am | United Nations
Efforts by industrialized countries to train troops from Africa in peacekeeping are welcome but cannot substitute for those nations deploying their own forces to the continent, the senior United Nations peacekeeping official said today. More >>
Attacks Against Displaced Persons In Darfur
Monday, 18 October 2004, 10:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations is continuing to receive fresh reports of attacks against internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, where tens of thousands of people have already been killed and more than 1.65 million others are displaced. More >>
New Security Council Seats Announced
Monday, 18 October 2004, 10:31 am | United Nations
Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania won seats today as non-permanent members of the Security Council. More >>
AIDS Pandemic Threatens Africa's Future
Friday, 15 October 2004, 11:39 am | United Nations
The future stability of Africa will be thrown into doubt if its people now living with HIV/AIDS - a valuable human resource for the continent - are denied treatment, a patron of the United Nations-chaired Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa ... More >>
