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Sudan: Humanitarian Workers Released In Darfur
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 8:35 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the news that the 16 humanitarian workers detained by rebel forces in the war-torn Darfur region in western Sudan have been released unharmed. More >>
Support must continue during Iraq’s transition
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 12:13 am | United Nations
With the Security Council poised to act soon on a draft resolution on Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi today urged the international community to continue support for the county, and its new ... More >>
Iraq: UN human rights report urges end to abuses
Saturday, 5 June 2004, 4:29 pm | United Nations
UN New York - A United Nations report on the human rights situation in Iraq released today documents alleged violations while recommending steps to prevent them from recurring. More >>
Most Serious Mental Health Disorders Are Untreated
Friday, 4 June 2004, 11:28 am | United Nations
Serious mental health disorders remain largely untreated around the world, with developing countries faring worst but even relatively affluent countries in North America and Western Europe unable to help up to half of their sufferers, according to the findings ... More >>
Iraqi Foreign Minister Briefs UN Security Council
Friday, 4 June 2004, 11:26 am | United Nations
The new Foreign Minister of Iraq today urged the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution underlining the transfer of sovereignty back to the country's people and their representatives. More >>
Cyprus Still Requires Comprehensive Settlement
Friday, 4 June 2004, 10:08 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has underscored the need for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus question while noting that as long as the current stalemate continues there is "no apparent basis for resuming the good offices" effort. More >>
Afghanistan: Murder Of Five Aid Workers Condemned
Friday, 4 June 2004, 10:06 am | United Nations
Expressing his anger and distress, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the murder of five members of the non-governmental organization Médecins sans Frontières-Holland in northwestern Afghanistan and called on the country's authorities ... More >>
Sudan Background: UN Assessment Mission Report
Friday, 4 June 2004, 9:00 am | United Nations
A United Nations Inter – Agency fact-finding and humanitarian needs assessment mission was carried out to the town of Kailek in South Darfur on Sunday 24 April 2004. The mission – team consisted of technical staff from UNICEF, WHO, FAO and OCHA (lead). ... More >>
UN General Assembly Should Be Given More Authority
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:30 am | United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly should be given more authority to respond to emerging global challenges, its President told reporters in Vienna today. More >>
Brahimi Leaves Iraq - Talks Continue On Resolution
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:27 am | United Nations
With Iraqis having named an interim government to inherit sovereignty from the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) at the end of June, United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi departed the country today as talks continued in New York on ... More >>
Security Council To Focus On Iraq This Month
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:25 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council will continue its attention to unfolding developments in Iraq while keeping African hotspots high on the agenda, the body's incoming President said today. More >>
UN marks World Day to Combat Desertification
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:44 am | United Nations
BONN, Germany, 2 June 2004 - One fifth of the world’s population is threatened by the impacts of global desertification. Its effects can be seen all over the world, be it in Asia, the Sahel, Latin America, throughout North America or along the Mediterranean. ... More >>
Bioenergy To Ease Poverty In Developing Countries
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:42 am | United Nations
With wood, charcoal and fuel-producing crops emerging as environmentally friendly and cost-effective sources of energy, especially for developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for the urgent inclusion ... More >>
Israeli Tank Fire On Palestinian School Condemned
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:41 am | United Nations
Calling it a "violation of the sanctity" of schools, the main United Nations relief agency helping Palestinian refugees today condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Israeli tank fire that hit a school in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, ... More >>
Nuke Watchdog Cites Possible Terrorist Scenarios
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:39 am | United Nations
Highlighting the battle to prevent nuclear weaponry from falling into the hands of terrorists, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency is drawing attention to the role it can play in reinforcing national efforts to detect smuggling of nuclear material ... More >>
Six-Month Extension Of UN Force In Cyprus
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 9:38 am | United Nations
Annan Calls For Six-Month Extension Of UN Force In Cyprus With Mid-Term Review More >>
Rebels Take Bukavu In Eastern Dr Of Congo
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 12:12 am | United Nations
The town of Bukavu in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fell to dissident forces today, while troops from the national army either fled or sought sanctuary among troops serving with the United Nations peacekeeping ... More >>
UN Launches Peacekeeping Operation In Haiti
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 11:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which was formally launched today, will assist the people of Haiti on numerous levels in tackling the complex challenges they face, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Liberian Ex-President Taylor at UN-Backed Court
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 11:46 am | United Nations
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations-sponsored Special Court for Sierra Leone has ruled that the former Liberian President Charles Taylor is subject to its criminal proceedings even though he was in office at the time of his indictment in March 2003. More >>
New Iraqi Government Marks New Start, Annan
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 11:44 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the announcement of Iraq's interim government as "a new beginning," while calling for continued vigilance about the country's security situation. More >>
