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Security Council Endorses Interim Iraqi Govt
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 10:45 am | United Nations
A week after the formation of an interim government of Iraq, the United Nations Security Council today unanimously endorsed the new leadership and paved the way for Iraqis to assume “full responsibility and authority” for their country, including ... More >>
Rwanda Black Box Not Linked To PLane Crash
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:40 am | United Nations
The airplane “black box” discovered earlier this year at United Nations Headquarters in New York – stored in a locked file cabinet for the last 10 years – is not linked to the crash in 1994 that killed the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi and set off ... More >>
No UN Role As Cyprus Standoff Continues
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:39 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan does not see any basis for resuming his active good offices on Cyprus now that it has missed its final chance to join the European Union as a united country, a senior United Nations adviser told the Security Council today. More >>
Lebanese Rocket, Israel Air Attacks Concern UN
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations envoy for southern Lebanon said today he was concerned by a series of Lebanese rocket attacks yesterday morning and then the retaliatory overflights and aircraft fire by Israeli forces. More >>
UN Relocates Nearly 90,000 Sudanese Refugees
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:36 am | United Nations
Almost 90,000 refugees fleeing the war-torn Darfur region in western Sudan for Chad have been successfully moved into one of eight United Nations camps away from the dangerous border as the rainy season starts to set in. More >>
UN Pledges Never To Desert Palestinian Refugees
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 9:34 am | United Nations
The United Nations and the international community will not abandon the estimated four million Palestinian refugees scattered across the Middle East – that was the vow today from participants at the conclusion of a two-day conference in Geneva about ... More >>
Haitian Flood Victims Need Two More Months Of Aid
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:53 pm | United Nations
Haitian Families Impoverished By Floods Need Two More Months Of Aid, UN Says Some 5,000 Haitian families in the western Mapou district, at risk of further mudslides, urgently need food, clean water and other relief aid for the next two months, the ... More >>
UN Urges Priority To Millennium Development Goals
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:52 pm | United Nations
Annan Urges G-8 Leaders To Give Top Priority To Millennium Development Goals Ahead of the upcoming meeting of the Group of Eight industrialized countries, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged the leaders of the so-called G-8 to give high ... More >>
Liberia's Sanctions Are Holding, UN Report Says
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:46 pm | United Nations
Liberia's Sanctions Are Holding, UN Report Says A United Nations expert panel on Liberia has found no proof of weapons-smuggling into the West African country after August 2003 or of diamond- and timber-smuggling out, and the imposed sanctions contributed ... More >>
Civilians still bearing the brunt of wars
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 2:47 pm | United Nations
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts, and sexual violence – especially against women and girls – is increasingly used as a weapon of war, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report released today. More >>
Sudan: Rebels Release Humanitarian Aid Workers
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:49 am | United Nations
The top United Nations humanitarian official has welcomed today's release following days in captivity of 16 humanitarian workers detained by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) in the country's strife-torn Darfur region. More >>
UN: Relief Effort Sought For Palestine Refugees
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:48 am | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today urged donors meeting at a two-day conference in Geneva to financially support relief efforts aimed at helping millions of Palestine refugees. More >>
Ease Asked So Palestinian Students Can Take Exams
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:46 am | United Nations
Voicing concern about access for 60,000 Palestinian school students seeking to travel to key examination sites, 10 United Nations agencies issued a joint statement calling on the Israeli authorities to ease movement restrictions in the occupied territories. More >>
Angelina Jolie Calls For Urgent Aid To Sudanese
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:45 am | United Nations
After touring refugee camps and crude shelters in eastern Chad over the weekend, the actress Angelina Jolie, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has issued an urgent call for funds to help bring relief to ... More >>
Iraqi Missile Parts Discovered In Dutch Scrapyard
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:44 am | United Nations
Engines of two surface-to-air missiles from Iraq have turned up at a scrapyard in the Netherlands, according to a new report by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), tasked by the Security Council to probe the ... More >>
Ebola Death Toll In Southern Sudan Reaches Seven
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:42 am | United Nations
The death toll in the outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in southern Sudan has climbed to seven, with 28 cases in total since last month, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
Kosovo: Distress At Murder Of Serb Teenager
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:41 am | United Nations
Describing his deep distress at learning of the murder of a Serbian teenager in Kosovo on Friday night, the head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo has warned that any attempts to spark ethnic tensions in the troubled province will not be tolerated. More >>
Annan Remembers Personal Warmth Of Reagan
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:39 am | United Nations
Recalling his leadership and resolve in world affairs as well as his personal warmth and humour, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he was saddened to learn of the death of Ronald Reagan, the former President of the United States. More >>
Hiv Infection Among African Refugees Drops
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:38 am | United Nations
Intensively educated about HIV/AIDS, refugees in East Africa have made progress in the fight against the infection by changing their sexual behaviour, according to a HIV/AIDS expert in the United Nations refugee agency. More >>
Israel Decision On Settlement Withdrawal Welcomed
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:37 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy for the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, today welcomed the Israeli cabinet’s decision to begin preparations for a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. More >>
