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Bosnian Serb Jailed 10 Years For Burning Village
Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 12:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a Bosnian Serb man to 10 years in jail for his role in the burning down of a predominantly Muslim village in May 1992. More >>
Repression In Myanmar, China, Colombia, Venezuela
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 10:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations labour agency has called on the Government of Myanmar to release three people who were convicted for high treason for contacts with the agency’s representatives. More >>
Probe Reveals UN Security Failures In Iraq
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 9:54 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced a series of disciplinary measures, including calls for the resignation of senior UN officials, following the release of a critical report by a panel that identified institutional and individual failures in assessing ... More >>
Afghan Farmers Dissuaded From Opium Crop
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 9:51 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/39789/index.html FAO) today appealed for $60 million to help stimulate Afghanistan’s rural economy so that farmers are deterred from turning to opium production for their income. More >>
Actor Peter Ustinov UNICEF Ambassador Dies At 82
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 9:26 am | United Nations
United Nations officials today mourned the death of actor http://www.unicef.org/media/media_20193.html Peter Ustinov, who served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for more than 30 years, speaking out on behalf of millions of boys and girls around ... More >>
Reports Of Ethnic Cleansing In Sudan
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 9:23 am | United Nations
Eight United Nations human rights fact-finding experts have issued a statement saying they are “gravely concerned” by the reports of ethnic cleansing and widespread human rights abuses occurring in the Darfur region of western Sudan.The experts, mostly ... More >>
Officials Lax In Ensuring UN’s Safe Return To Iraq
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:17 am | United Nations
An independent investigation into responsibility for security failures in the lead up to the deadly bombing of United Nations offices in Iraq last year found senior UN officials in charge of staff safety were lax in carrying out their duties and ... More >>
World In Poverty Cannot Be A World At Peace
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:14 am | United Nations
Business enterprises in developed countries can be agents of change, linking with small business owners in developing countries, advising them and giving them technical support, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Peacekeeping Chief Tells Of Major Challenges
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 12:14 am | United Nations
With the Security Council set to create or expand its peacekeeping missions “on an almost unprecedented scale,” the United Nations faces considerable political, logistical, recruitment and security challenges, the UN’s most senior peacekeeping official said ... More >>
Security Council Debate Over Yasin's Assassination
Friday, 26 March 2004, 11:06 am | United Nations
In an open meeting of the Security Council on the Middle East that went late into this evening, most of the 41 speakers condemned Israel’s assassination yesterday of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and debated the ramifications for peace in the ... More >>
1,000 Afghans A Day Returning From Pakistan
Friday, 26 March 2004, 10:35 am | United Nations
Three weeks after the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resumed its voluntary repatriation programme from Pakistan to Afghanistan, the pace of returns has stepped up to more than 1,000 people a day. More >>
Security Council speakers condemn Israel's killing
Friday, 26 March 2004, 10:20 am | United Nations
Condemning Israel's assassination on Monday of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza, numerous speakers addressing an open meeting of the Security Council this evening called on the 15-member body to take decisive action in response. More >>
Annan Urges WestAfrica Break With Authoritarianism
Friday, 26 March 2004, 9:16 am | United Nations
West Africa's problems stem from abuses of the region's governance, human rights and transparency obligations, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council today. More >>
Experts Meet At UN To Examine Internet Regulation
Friday, 26 March 2004, 9:15 am | United Nations
Government, business and civil society representatives convened today at United Nations Headquarters in New York to examine issues surrounding the regulation of the Internet, with Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging participants to ensure that the benefits ... More >>
Rights Body Condemns Assassination Of Hamas Leader
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 10:23 am | United Nations
The top United Nations human rights body today strongly condemned the continuing grave violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin earlier this week. More >>
Côte D'ivoire: Parties Prepare Mass Demonstrations
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 10:20 am | United Nations
On the eve of massive demonstrations planned by opposing sides in Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to all Ivorian parties to exercise utmost restraint, reduce tensions and avoid exacerbating the situation ... More >>
UN Force In Sierra Leone Until End Of 2005
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 10:18 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed leaving a residual UN peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone until December 2005 to ensure a smooth transfer of security responsibilities to the national government. More >>
Kosovo: UN Envoy Condemns Killing Of Two Policemen
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 9:08 am | United Nations
The two were shot dead while carrying out routine police work near Podujevo in the UN-administered province. One language assistant was also injured. More >>
TB Treatment Campaign Shows Accelerated Growth
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 9:07 am | United Nations
With some 8.8 million new tuberculosis cases each year, about half of them infectious, the number of patients diagnosed and treated under DOTS, the most effective control strategy, is now rising much faster than at any time since its expansion in 1995, ... More >>
UN Teams Dispatched To Iraq
Thursday, 25 March 2004, 9:05 am | United Nations
Ahead of the planned transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on 30 June, the Security Council today strongly supported Secretary-General Kofi Annan's decision to send United Nations experts to Iraq to help with the handover of power ... More >>
