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Annan Condemns Murder Of Korean Interpreter
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 12:04 am | United Nations
qUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the murder of Kim Sun-Il, an interpreter from the Republic of Korea who was working for a trade company in Iraq when he was abducted last week. More >>
Security Council 10-Day Mission To West Africa
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:26 am | United Nations
Representatives of nearly all members of the United Nations Security Council have started a 10-day fact-finding mission, led by British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry, to seven West African countries, the UN spokesman said today. More >>
Rainy Season Strikes Crisis-Plagued Darfur, Sudan
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:24 am | United Nations
One of the world's worst humanitarian situations - the strife-torn Darfur region of western Sudan - could deteriorate further now that the area's rainy season has begun, hampering the delivery of life-sustaining aid and fostering a breeding ground ... More >>
Dr Congo Has 20,000 Troops In Volatile East
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 10:55 am | United Nations
With mutineer-led insurgent fighters still present in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the transitional government has built up its own force of 20,000 troops in the area, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General ... More >>
Afghanistan: Concern Over Deteriorating Security
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 9:36 am | United Nations
Voicing concern over the volatile security situation in Afghanistan, the top United Nations envoy to the country today urged NATO to consider the importance of stability there, especially in the run-up to planned elections. More >>
UN Seminar Decries Anti-Semitism
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 9:31 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today issued a strong call for vigilance against anti-Semitism as he opened a seminar at United Nations Headquarters in New York as part of a series on "Unlearning Tolerance" being hosted by the world body. More >>
UN: Urgency Of Resolving Crisis In Darfur, Sudan
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 9:30 am | United Nations
Any peace accord in southern Sudan will be fragile unless the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region in the country's west is also resolved, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said. More >>
UN: Beheading Of US Hostage In Saudi Arabia Tragic
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:59 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the execution in Saudi Arabia of a hostage from the United States was tragic, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. More >>
People's Views on Middle East Peace Count Too
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:58 am | United Nations
When it comes to bringing about a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, the views and actions of ordinary people counted, a senior United Nations official said at the conclusion of a recent international seminar on how civil society and the ... More >>
Iran Fails To Cooperate On Nuclear Programme
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:57 am | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors adopted a resolution today deploring the fact that, overall, Iran’s cooperation with it has not been as “full, timely and proactive” as it should have been. More >>
Italy Gives €1.8m To End Female Genital Mutilation
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received a €1.8 million (euro) donation from the Italian Government aimed at putting an end to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C), a procedure that is still performed on some 2 million girls ... More >>
Afghanistan: Rocket-Propelled Grenades Fired At UN
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:54 am | United Nations
Several rocket-propelled grenades were fired at an office of the United Nations refugee agency in southern Afghanistan today. More >>
UN Concerned: Refugees Still Returning To Iraq
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:53 am | United Nations
Despite security concerns, refugees continue to return to Iraq from neighbouring countries ahead of the transfer of power at the end of the month to the Iraqi Interim Government, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Ebola Outbreak In Sth Sudan Appears Under Control
Monday, 21 June 2004, 10:52 am | United Nations
Health authorities in southern Sudan say that an outbreak of Ebola – which has killed seven people since it was first reported last month – appears to be under control, according to the United Nations lead health agency. More >>
Fresh Warnings of Tension and Instability in Congo
Friday, 18 June 2004, 4:16 pm | United Nations
Voicing concern at the continuing instability and tension in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially in the eastern city of Bukavu, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged all parties to respect and uphold the country’s fragile peace ... More >>
Annan Announces Planned Trip to Sudan
Friday, 18 June 2004, 4:14 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced plans to travel to strife-torn Sudan, where reports indicate more than 150,000 people have crossed into Chad fleeing atrocities in the Darfur region, itself home to a million internally displaced persons, ... More >>
Sharp fall in coca production in Andean region
Friday, 18 June 2004, 4:13 pm | United Nations
17 June 2004 – The area under coca cultivation in the Andean region, which produces almost all of the world’s cocaine, slumped to a 14-year low last year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced today. More >>
UN: Pressing For War Crime Immunity Unwise
Friday, 18 June 2004, 4:11 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said that continuing to grant peacekeepers participating in United Nations operations immunity from potential prosecution by the world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal had the potential to hurt the credibility of both the ... More >>
Crimes Tribunal Dismisses Milosevic Acquittal Bid
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 1:10 pm | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today dismissed a legal motion to acquit former Yugoslav President Slobodan Miloševic of charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity after finding there is enough evidence ... More >>
No Genocide Took Place In Eastern Dr Of Congo
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 1:08 pm | United Nations
A human rights team from the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sent to investigate allegations of rights violations in the eastern part of the country said today, contrary to claims by a dissident general from the ... More >>
