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Guatemala: Threats Against Human Rights Ombudsman
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:17 am | United Nations
Calling attention to new threats against Guatemala's Human Rights Ombudsman, the United Nations Verification Mission (MINUGUA) is urging the local authorities to investigate. More >>
Georgia: Unicef Helps Displaced Ossetia Children
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced the delivery of school supplies and sporting equipment to displaced civilians who have fled fighting between government troops and separatist forces in the South Ossetia region of Georgia. More >>
UN In Bangladesh To Spotlight Flood Relief Efforts
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:14 am | United Nations
The top United Nations development official is visiting Bangladesh this week in connection with relief and recovery efforts after recent disastrous flooding that killed 600 people and left 20 million more in need of food assistance for the year. More >>
Worldwide Ceremonies, UN Mourns Baghdad Victims
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:13 am | United Nations
With solemn words and mournful music, black ribbons and a silent march, the lighting of candles and the unveiling of plaques, the entire United Nations system today marked the first anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad, ... More >>
Bird Flu: UN To Send Team To Viet Nam
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:12 am | United Nations
Bird Flu: UN To Send Team To Viet Nam To Assess Risks From Latest Human Deaths More >>
One Year On, UN Wrestles With Security In Iraq
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:11 am | United Nations
The terrorist bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad one year ago has forced the world body to wrestle with fundamental questions regarding security, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today at a solemn ceremony in Geneva marking the ... More >>
UN To Mark 1st Anniversary Of Deadly Terror Attack
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:11 am | United Nations
One year after what has been called one of the darkest days in United Nations history, the UN will hold solemn observances on Thursday in memory of the victims of a deadly terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad, which killed 22 people, including ... More >>
UN Iraq Envoy Hails Establishment Of Interim Ccil.
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:11 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Iraq today welcomed the establishment by the country's National Conference of an Interim Council as a milestone on the road to elections slated for early 2005. More >>
Iraq Conf. Must Elect Credible Interim Council, UN
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:10 am | United Nations
A credible political transition in Iraq is the best solution to ongoing violence there, the senior United Nations envoy told the country's National Conference meeting in Baghdad today. More >>
Burundi: Retaliation For Gatumba Massacre Looms
Friday, 20 August 2004, 12:17 am | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping chief today warned those making bellicose statements in the wake of the massacre of nearly 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees in the Gatumba transit centre in Burundi last weekend to avoid the danger of spiralling violence ... More >>
UN Discusses Najaf Fighting With Interim Leaders
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:38 am | United Nations
Meeting with Iraq's interim President Ghazi al Yawer today, the top United Nations envoy to the country reiterated Secretary-General Kofi Annan's concern over the deteriorating situation in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf, voicing hope for a peaceful solution ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Failing Against Hunger, Disease
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:36 am | United Nations
The “enormous challenge” facing the Asia-Pacific region is not a lack of food and other resources but ensuring that the abundance that is readily available reaches everybody, especially those most in need, a senior United Nations official said today. More >>
Unicef Struggles To Create Future For Iraq’s Young
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:35 am | United Nations
With hundreds of Iraqi youngsters killed over the past year and thousands more injured by continued fighting and landmines that pose a daily danger, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today called for resolute action to keep the country’s youth ... More >>
UN To Use Techonology To Fight High Seas Terrorism
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:32 am | United Nations
In the ongoing battle against the threat of terrorism on the high seas and in the world's ports, a new and more rigorous biometric identity verification system which could potentially be used by 1.2 million global maritime workers has received the ... More >>
West Africa:Locust Crisis Threatens Serious Damage
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:29 am | United Nations
West Africa is facing a worsening locust crisis as more swarms of the crop-devouring insects arrive in Mauritania, Mali and Niger, with the threat of serious damage hanging over several other countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
Liberia: UN Extends Disarmament To Heart Of War
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 9:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has brought its efforts to restore peace to the very region where the prolonged civil war first began 15 years ago, launching its latest disarmament and demobilization program in the strife-torn West ... More >>
Myanmar Democratization Must Have Opposition Role
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 10:34 am | United Nations
Myanmar's transition to democracy and national reconciliation will lack credibility if its ruling council does not engage in meaningful dialogue with opposition political parties and release the Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, ... More >>
Miloševic Forced To Accept Defence Counsel
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 10:13 am | United Nations
The health and rights of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic could be jeopardized if the United Nations war crimes tribunal trying him for genocide forces him to accept defence counsel, rather than represent himself, according to lawyers appointed by ... More >>
10million Measles Vaccines Issued In Madagascar
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 9:13 am | United Nations
In the largest immunization campaign ever undertaken in Madagascar, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced the delivery of 10 million measles vaccines to the country. More >>
Venezuela: UN Hails Peaceful Conduct Of Referendum
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 9:12 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the peaceful conduct of Venezuela's recent recall referendum on President Chávez's mandate and called for the country's people to move forward in a constructive spirit of dialogue. More >>
