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UN Emergency Relief Aid To Civilians In Falluja
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 8:58 am | United Nations
The United Nations and its partners are working to ensure that emergency humanitarian aid reaches vulnerable groups in Falluja, Iraq, which has been the scene of deadly violence in recent days. More >>
Annan Alarmed Over Rising Violence In Iraq
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 8:56 am | United Nations
Alarmed at the mounting violence in Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reviewed the matter with senior UN and United States officials while urging all concerned to protect civilians. More >>
Rwanda Crime Tribunal Seeks Remaining Suspects
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 11:18 am | United Nations
Calling on the world's States to hand over all remaining indicted suspects, the United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda today marked the tenth anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide with a special memorial ceremony at its headquarters in ... More >>
UN Officials Voice Regret And Resolve On Rwanda
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 10:16 am | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials in New York today expressed regret for the series of failures that led to the deaths of at least 800,000 Rwandans 10 years ago in the world's biggest genocide since the Second World War, and looked at ways to prevent ... More >>
Plan Unveiled To Stop Future Rwandan Massacres
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:50 am | United Nations
Ten years after more than 800,000 Rwandan Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered by their fellow countrymen, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today unveiled a five-point plan for the United Nations to prevent future genocides while calling particular ... More >>
UN Urges Steps To Preventing Road Accidents
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:48 am | United Nations
With road accidents worldwide causing one death, 43 injuries and a loss of nearly $500,000 every 30 seconds, the United Nations health agency today called for immediate action to improve road safety and prevent a projected 80 per cent increase in traffic ... More >>
Annan Praises Resilience And Dignity Of Rwandans
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:47 am | United Nations
Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today paid tribute to the resilience and dignity shown by Rwandans in recovering from their national trauma, and voiced regret over the international community's ... More >>
Sudanese Flee, Reporting Systematic Rape Torture
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:45 am | United Nations
Nearly 20,000 more internally displaced persons (IDPs) have flooded Sudan's Darfur region over the past week, reporting a campaign of systematic torture and rape by militia groups, which a senior United Nations official recently linked to ethnic ... More >>
Rwanda: Children Suffer In Aftermath Of Genocide
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:14 am | United Nations
The Rwandan genocide of 10 years ago, which orphaned 95,000 children and left the majority of rape victims HIV positive, has rendered the country home to one of the world’s largest proportions of child-headed households. More >>
Kosovo: New Criminal Codes Come Into Force
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:14 am | United Nations
Less than three weeks after the worst unrest to hit Kosovo since the United Nations took over its administration nearly five years ago, the ethnically divided province today marked what its top administrator called a “crucial milestone” with the entry ... More >>
UN Refugee Agency’s Return Convoys From Iran
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:13 am | United Nations
Recent security incidents and tensions in southern Iraq have prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to temporarily interrupt its thrice-weekly convoys carrying refugees back from Iran, a spokesman for the agency said today. More >>
Deal To Make Cheap Aids Drugs Available
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:12 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, the Global Fund and the Clinton Foundation today unveiled agreements that will allow dozens of developing nations to buy high-quality AIDS medicines and diagnostic tests at the cheapest possible ... More >>
Iran Agrees To Co-Operate With Nuke Watchdog
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:21 am | United Nations
Iran has agreed to accelerate its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog told reporters today in Tehran. More >>
Plans Set For Un Meeting On Israel's Wall
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:20 am | United Nations
A United Nations committee in New York today approved preliminary arrangements for a UN-backed meeting on the consequences of Israel's construction of a barrier in and around the West Bank, set to open next week in Geneva. More >>
7 Million Ethiopians Need Humanitarian Aid in 04
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:19 am | United Nations
Although generous donor response helped avert a major humanitarian disaster in drought-stricken Ethiopia in 2003, millions of people will have to rely on relief aid again this year, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa has said. More >>
Drugs Remain Threat To Stability In Afghanistan
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 12:18 am | United Nations
Stressing its fears that opium poppy cultivation could undermine the rule of law, security and economic development in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council today called for greater international efforts to combat the illicit drug industry ... More >>
Iraq Governing Council: Poll, Power Transfer Talks
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 9:05 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser, Lakhdar Brahimi, held talks with the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad today as part of the United Nations mission to help form an administration to take over from the United States-led occupation ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mission In Burundi Begins
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 9:02 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has begun preparations for an expanded United Nations role in Burundi, saying that much needs to be done to establish a UN peacekeeping mission to support the Transitional Government ahead of the Central African country’s ... More >>
10th Anniversary Of Rwanda Genocide
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 9:01 am | United Nations
On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the start of the genocide in Rwanda, the United Nations refugee agency says it expects to help about 30,000 Rwandans return home this year from several African countries, leaving behind a few "stragglers" ... More >>
Annan Talks Iraq and Midde East With Russians
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 9:00 am | United Nations
Iraq and the Middle East, as well as regional issues such as Kosovo and the conflict in Georgia topped the agenda as United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials today in Moscow. More >>
