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Abducted UN Staff Member Freed In Somalia
Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 10:15 am | United Nations
United Nations staff member Rolf Helmrich has been released more than a week after being abducted by an armed militia in the south of Somalia. More >>
UN Launch Aid Effort Quake-Hit Indonesian Province
Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 10:06 am | United Nations
United Nations officials have arrived in Indonesia’s Papua province to help local officials deal with the aftermath of a series of severe earthquakes which killed over 30 people. More >>
Côte D'ivoire: Ethnic Aspects Of Conflict Examined
Tuesday, 10 February 2004, 9:01 am | United Nations
UN Expert On Racism To Examine Ethnic Aspects Of Conflict In Côte D'ivoire More >>
$520 Million For Rebuilding Effort In Liberia
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:19 am | United Nations
Donors meeting at the United Nations in New York today pledged $520 million to help Liberia to meet a host of reconstruction and humanitarian needs, including disarming fighters, creating jobs, retooling the country's infrastructure and stopping the ... More >>
Greater Dialogue Between Pristina, Belgrade Needed
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:17 am | United Nations
Pristina and Belgrade must have direct and serious dialogue if Kosovo is to make any progress soon on such key issues as the fate of persons missing from the war of 1998-99, the senior United Nations senior envoy to the province told the Security ... More >>
Deadly Terror Attack In Moscow Deplored
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:15 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the current President of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned today's deadly terrorist attack in Moscow. More >>
Splits Over Iraq Subside - UN Urges Joint Efforts
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:12 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said differences over Iraq that had plagued the United Nations in the past are subsiding, and stressed that unity is essential to tackling a range of global ills. More >>
Afghanistan's Drug Economy Is Fuelling Terrorism
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:10 am | United Nations
Surging opium production in Afghanistan is contributing to instability and even terror campaigns in the war-ravaged country, the United Nations' most senior anti-drugs official said today on the eve of an international conference on the issue. More >>
RUSSIA: Land Ownership Redistribution Progresses
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:08 am | United Nations
The Russian Federation has made significant progress in redistributing land ownership over the past decade, but government administration on the issue is plagued by conflicts of interest, according to a United Nations report released today in Moscow. More >>
International Aid Needed For Indonesian Earthquake
Monday, 9 February 2004, 9:05 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced hope that the international community will give "generous and timely" assistance to the Government and people of Indonesia following today's earthquake in the country's Papua province. More >>
UN Radio: Team to Iraq To Assist Transition
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:38 am | United Nations
Special Report: On the 2nd Anniversary of Independence, Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Applauds the UN Achievements More >>
UN team will consult election options with Iraqis
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations team that will leave shortly for Iraq to determine whether elections are possible between now and the end of May will explore what options the Iraqis can agree on, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
UN Hopes Sharon Gaza Settler Withdrawl Progresses
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:28 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he was “intrigued” by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s decision to withdraw settlers from Gaza, adding that he was hopeful the move would provide a new dynamic in pushing the Middle East peace ... More >>
Security Council to focus on Africa & Middle East
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:25 am | United Nations
Wars in Africa will command the attention of the United Nations Security Council, but the 15-member panel will also closely track events in Iraq and the Middle East, the President for February said today. More >>
UN considers expansion in Côte d'Ivoire
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:24 am | United Nations
The Security Council today unanimously agreed to a short extension of the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (MINUCI) while suggesting that it might later be expanded into a full-fledged peacekeeping operation. More >>
UN Radio: Bird Flu – Genocide – Africa’s Disasters
Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 11:25 am | United Nations
The UN health agency (WHO) is working extremely hard at the global, regional and national levels to help a number of countries respond to the bird flu epidemic. WHO's Coordinator for Global Response and Alert, Dr. Michael Ryan, says the agency currently ... More >>
Annan and Bush Hold 'Constructive' Talks On Iraq
Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 11:18 am | United Nations
With general agreement that sovereignty should be handed over to the Iraqis as soon as possible, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and United States President George W. Bush today held talks in Washington, D.C., aimed at achieving that end. More >>
Chechnya & Chernobyl Forgotten But Still Suffering
Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 11:16 am | United Nations
Just back from a trip to Eastern Europe including stops in Chechnya and countries affected by the Chernobyl disaster, the top United Nations relief official today urged attention to suffering in these often-overlooked areas. More >>
Cameroon & Nigeria make progress in border dispute
Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 11:14 am | United Nations
The leaders of Cameroon and Nigeria have agreed to a series of confidence-building measures and are considering striking a non-aggression treaty after United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan chaired formal talks between them over the weekend. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Seeks Poppy Crop Alternatives
Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 9:02 am | United Nations
To end opium production in Afghanistan, the country's widespread poverty and unemployment must be tackled, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said today, appealing for $25.5 million to fund alternative crop cultivation schemes there. More >>
