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Governing Council Head Serves As Intirim President
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 10:41 am | United Nations
United Nations Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi announced today that Sheikh Ghazi Al-Yawar, the current head of Iraq's Governing Council, will be President of the interim government that will take over from the United States-led Coalition Provisional ... More >>
UN Appeal For Homeless Gaza Palestinians Launched
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 10:39 am | United Nations
Citing a "very grave humanitarian crisis," the main United Nations relief agency helping Palestine refugees has appealed for nearly $16 million to meet the immediate cash, food and housing needs of the people of Rafah in the Gaza Strip after ... More >>
Palestinian Workers Gripped By Unemployment
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 10:38 am | United Nations
Joblessness continues to grip Palestinians in the Occupied Arab Territories, reaching an average of 35 per cent, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report released today. More >>
Sudan: Militia Continue Attacks - Hundreds Flee
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 10:36 am | United Nations
Hundreds of Sudanese fleeing attacks by Janjaweed militias in the western Darfur area must be transferred to refugee camps located well away from the Chadian border before the rainy season begins, the United Nations refugee agency said today. More >>
Annan Condemns Terror Attack In Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 10:35 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the terrorist attack this weekend on a residential compound in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. More >>
UN Heads To Flood-Struck Haiti
Friday, 28 May 2004, 11:54 am | United Nations
Two teams of United Nations disaster experts are headed to storm-lashed Haiti and the Dominican Republic to assess the damage and coordinate emergency relief efforts following flash floods and mudslides that have killed hundreds. More >>
Security Council Discusses Draft Iraq Resolution
Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:27 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today met in closed session to discuss a draft resolution on Iraq, while Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi continued contacts in Baghdad aimed at helping the Iraqis set up a transitional government to receive sovereignty ... More >>
UNICEF Ready To Aid Sudan’s 15 Million Children
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:22 am | United Nations
Declaring that the immediate survival and long-term well-being of Sudan’s 15 million children are at stake, the United Nations Children’s Fund has pledged to invest in the social services of Africa’s largest country and roll out nationwide projects ... More >>
US Plan To Keep Nuclear Weapons From Terrorist
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:21 am | United Nations
Stepping up the battle to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the clutches of terrorists, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency has welcomed a new United States plan to strengthen nuclear security around the world. More >>
WHO Attempts To Control Ebola Outbreak In Sudan
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations health agency is working to control an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in southern Sudan and is helping authorities in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to alert the local population, increase surveillance ... More >>
UN Head Concerned At Situation In Darfur Sudan
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:17 am | United Nations
Concerned over the grave humanitarian and human rights crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to support efforts to mediate a settlement, a UN spokesperson said today. More >>
Afghanistan: Anti-Narcos Arrive To Curb Drug Trade
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:16 am | United Nations
The United Nations counter-narcotics chief is heading this weekend to Afghanistan, where concern is growing that the 2004 opium crop may reach record levels, topping last year's 3,600 tons produced. More >>
Israel Raid Leaves 2000+ Palestinians Homeless
Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:14 am | United Nations
Israel's recent weeklong military raid into the Gaza Strip town of Rafah left more than 2,000 Palestinians homeless, bringing to nearly 3,500 the total of those whose residences were demolished or rendered uninhabitable since the beginning of the month, ... More >>
Peacekeeping Best Way To Ensure Stability
Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:11 am | United Nations
With United Nations peacekeeping set to expand as new missions are set up, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has emphasized that these operations remain the best investment in ensuring that stability endures. More >>
Thousands In Nigeria Displaced By Violence
Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:09 am | United Nations
Following a spate of sectarian clashes that have reportedly left 500 people dead and displaced some 50,000 others in central Nigeria, United Nations humanitarian agencies are rushing aid to terrified families that have sought safety in the Bauchi ... More >>
Envoy Pledges Full Support For Disarmament Drive
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 3:46 pm | United Nations
Addressing the people of Côte d'Ivoire, the top United Nations envoy to the country today reiterated the world body's full support for the country's disarmament campaign. More >>
New Approach To UN Treaty On Rights Of Disabled
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 2:15 pm | United Nations
Creating a binding international treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities requires ''a new approach'' that integrates traditional human rights themes with diverse emerging concerns such as access to new technologies, and human rights and ... More >>
Text of US/UK U.N.S.C Draft Resolution on Iraq
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 11:39 am | United Nations
NOTE: The date in section 5(a)(i) is incomplete, as in the distributed text. More >>
Brahimi Meets Red Cross Envoy On Abu Ghraib
Friday, 21 May 2004, 8:23 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser, Lakhdar Brahimi, today discussed with the Baghdad envoy of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) the situation of Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib and other prisons following ... More >>
Human Rights Expert Voices Horror At Gaza Action
Friday, 21 May 2004, 8:22 pm | United Nations
A United Nations human rights expert has expressed his "horror" at the ongoing Israeli military action in Gaza, where some 30 Palestinian have been killed, nearly 200 homes have been destroyed and 2,200 people left without shelter since ... More >>
