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Israel Air Violations Over Southern Lebanon
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:29 am | United Nations
Reacting to a spate of air violations by Israel which brought anti-aircraft fire from Lebanese territory, a United Nations envoy to the region today called for an end to the overflights. More >>
Nigeria To Resume Polio Immunization Scheme
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:28 am | United Nations
The authorities in the last northern Nigerian state to resume polio immunization campaigns have informed the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) that vaccinations will begin early next month, ending the suspension that had led to the rapid spread ... More >>
$90 Million Needed To Repatriate 500,000 Sudanese
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:27 am | United Nations
As it prepares for the potential return of more than 500,000 people to southern Sudan if the current peace talks succeed in ending the civil war, the United Nations refugee agency has appealed for $90 million to handle the expected influx. More >>
$2.9 Billion To Fight Aids, Tb And Malaria
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:26 am | United Nations
UN Hails Global Fund Approval Of $2.9 Billion To Fight Aids, Tb And Malaria More >>
UN Urges Israel To Cease Extrajudicial Killings
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:25 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed to the Israelis and the Palestinians to fulfill their obligations under international law and the Road Map, a widely endorsed outline plan for peace in the Middle East. More >>
Coalition Agreement On New Cambodian Government
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 8:23 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the signing of a coalition agreement by Cambodia's two main political parties that paves the way for the formation of a new government. More >>
Tribunal Warns Many War Crime Suspects At Large
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 5:44 pm | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda are striving to complete all of their trials by the Security Council-imposed target date of 2008, but their prosecutors today warned that many indicted suspects remain at ... More >>
UN Helicopter Carrying 24 Crashes In Sierra Leone
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 9:10 am | United Nations
A United Nations mission helicopter carrying two dozen people from Hastings to Yengema in Sierra Leone crashed into a hillside today, with no apparent survivors. More >>
Revived Rail Gets Aid To Isolated Area Of Congo
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 9:09 am | United Nations
Long awaited food and other relief supplies are headed to Kindu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today on a rail line that had been inoperative for six postwar years, the United Nations mission in the country (MONUC) has announced. More >>
Wartime Croatian Serb Leader Sentenced To 13 Years
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 9:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a former wartime Croatian Serb leader to 13 years in jail – longer than even prosecutors requested – for his role in what it described as a ruthless and savage ethnic cleansing ... More >>
UN Observer Force In Golan Heights Extended
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 9:05 am | United Nations
Thirty years after it was first established, the United Nations peacekeeping force observing the ceasefire between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights had its mandate extended today through the end of the year. More >>
Annan Pledges Support To Stabilize Iraq
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 9:04 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, currently travelling in the Middle East, today hailed the restoration of Iraq's sovereignty as a chance to reconstruct the war-ravaged nation and pledged the full support of the United Nations in this endeavour. More >>
Central African Republic Head Denounces Corruption
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 11:31 am | United Nations
In the run-up to end of year elections in the Central African Republic, the Head of State, Gen. François Bozizé, has condemned corruption in the judiciary, a positive sign, but extortion on rural roads and threats to individual and collective liberty ... More >>
Action Urged On Behalf Of World's Poorest States
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 11:30 am | United Nations
UN Officials Urge Action On Behalf Of 700 Million People In World's Poorest States More >>
UN Urges Push Against Organized Crime
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 10:33 am | United Nations
Countries gathered today in Vienna for a conference on promoting the first United Nations treaty against cross-border organized crime, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging them to strive for universal participation in the accord. More >>
UN Demands Greater Humanitarian Access To Darfur
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 10:31 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies, humanitarian organizations and donor countries are holding talks with the Sudanese Government to try to improve access to the troubled Darfur region, where they say there are still too many obstacles and restrictions for aid ... More >>
UN Head Welcomes Iraq Back To Family of Nations
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 8:30 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed Iraq back into the family of independent and sovereign nations and urged the country's people to consolidate stability and foster understanding. More >>
Security Council Welcomes Handover To Iraqi Govt
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 8:29 am | United Nations
Hailing an end to the occupation of Iraq, the United Nations Security Council today welcomed the handover of full responsibility and authority to the country's "fully sovereign and independent" interim Government, while condemning ongoing violence. More >>
Gaza Pull-Out Could Spur Peace Process - Annan
Monday, 28 June 2004, 11:46 am | United Nations
Under proper conditions, Israel's planned withdrawal from Gaza could spur greater stability in the region, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a press conference in New York today. More >>
World Court To Rule On Israeli Wall In Two Weeks
Monday, 28 June 2004, 11:44 am | United Nations
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) today announced plans to rule in two weeks on a case concerning the legality of Israel's construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory. More >>
