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Polio In Côte D’ivoire, Re-Infection From Nigeria
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 9:20 am | United Nations
Polio Case In Côte D’ivoire Could Signal Re-Infection From Nigeria, UN Reports More >>
Press Freedom Laurel To Jailed Cuban Journalist
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 9:18 am | United Nations
The Cuban journalist and poet Raúl Rivero Castañeda, in jail since last April, was today awarded the annual Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More >>
Severe Food Shortages For Millions in North Korea
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 9:17 am | United Nations
Despite a stop-gap resumption of food aid to the hungriest of the hungry in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), 1.5 million people will still go short over the next six weeks and millions more will be deprived in the second half of the year ... More >>
Militias Have Killed Civilians In North Congo
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 9:15 am | United Nations
Rival factions of the Mayi-Mayi militia have killed at least 30 civilians in several villages and forced others to flee their homes in Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission (MONUC) there said today. More >>
Int Court Deliberations In Israeli Wall Case Begin
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 12:09 am | United Nations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is starting deliberations on an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the construction of an Israeli wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory after public hearings in the case concluded today. More >>
Tribunal Reduces Jail Term Of Bosnian Serb
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 12:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today reduced the prison sentence of a Bosnian Serb after upholding part of his appeal against convictions for his role in the killings of five Muslim men in June 1992. More >>
UN Envoy In Iraq For Talks On Humanitarian Isues
Thursday, 26 February 2004, 12:07 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's acting Special Representative for Iraq, Ross Mountain, has arrived in Baghdad for meetings on relief and rebuilding needs, a United Nations spokesman confirmed today. More >>
UN Nuclear Watchdog Report Chief Hails Libyan Coop
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 11:54 am | United Nations
The Director-General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who just wrapped up a two-day trip to Libya, has hailed the country's cooperation in efforts to shed light on its former clandestine activities. More >>
Liberia: Yellow Fever Immunization Scheme Begins
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 10:56 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will begin a mass immunization campaign later this week to combat an outbreak of yellow fever in Liberia. More >>
Coalition Hails UN Involvement In Iraq's Future
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:33 am | United Nations
The Ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom today told the Security Council that the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) welcomes the growing role of the United Nations in helping Iraq to determine its political future. More >>
UN Must Retain Clear And Separate Identity In Iraq
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:14 am | United Nations
With Iraq expecting the United Nations to play a major role in organizing elections, drafting a constitution, reconstructing the country, and building a State based on human rights and the rule of law, the world body must retain a clear and separate ... More >>
Globalization Must Be Harnessed To Benefit All
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:13 am | United Nations
The world's interdependent economy benefits few and disenfranchises many, according to a new report presented today by the United Nations International Labour Organization ( http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2004/7.htm ILO) which calls for ... More >>
Asylum-Seeker Numbers Fall To Six-Year-Low
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:11 am | United Nations
The number of asylum-seekers arriving in the world's industrialized countries last year plunged by 20 per cent to its lowest level since 1997, according to provisional figures released today by the United Nations refugee agency. More >>
UN Appeals For $10mil To Feed Refugees In Ethiopia
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:09 am | United Nations
With food for refugees hosted by Ethiopia likely to run out by May, two United Nations bodies and the country's Government appealed today for $10 million to feed some 126,000 Sudanese and Somalis living in camps through the end of this year. More >>
Annan Condemns Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 12:10 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the suicide bombing in Jerusalem yesterday as a "heinous crime" and called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to punish those responsible. More >>
Belafonte Urges Stronger Birth Registration Effort
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 12:07 am | United Nations
Calling birth registration a fundamental human right, one of the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassadors, singer/actor Harry Belafonte, today urged African countries to register all births. More >>
Northern Uganda: Massacre Of Nearly 200 Civilians
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 12:04 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the "senseless massacre" of at least 190 civilians, including many women and children, in a displaced persons' camp in northern Uganda last week, the second rebel slaughter ... More >>
Yugoslavia Crimes Tribunal Pays Tribute to Judge
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 12:02 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has paid tribute to Judge Richard May of the United Kingdom, who has had to resign from his post because of health reasons. More >>
Iraq Elections Could Be Held By End Of 04
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 12:00 am | United Nations
Iraq Elections Could Be Held By End Of 2004 If Conditions Are Met - Un Report More >>
UN Concerned For Chechens Deprived Of Heating Gas
Monday, 23 February 2004, 11:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about displaced Chechens in neighbouring Ingushetia following week-old cuts in heating gas to 10 temporary settlements with over 2,000 people who also face the threatened suspension of water and electricity ... More >>
