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Libya was in early stages of nuclear programme
Tuesday, 30 December 2003, 11:15 am | United Nations
After visiting Libya to start verifying its clandestine activities, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today said that Tripoli’s nuclear programme was “at an early stage of development.” More >>
UN Agencies Rush Supplies To Iran Quake-Zone
Tuesday, 30 December 2003, 11:14 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies are rushing tons of relief supplies to Iran to help victims of Friday's earthquake near the city of Bam, where up to 30,000 people may have been killed, 20,000 injured and 70,000 left homeless, according to a preliminary assessment. More >>
UN Radio: Annan Condemns Israeli Incursion in Gaza
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:27 am | United Nations
The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the latest Israeli military incursion in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. At least eight Palestinians, many of them children have died and dozens more wounded. Several houses have been destroyed ... More >>
Annan strongly condemns latest incursion into Gaza
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:22 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the latest military incursion in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza, which left at least eight Palestinians, many of them civilians, dead. More >>
Libya's cooperation with UN on weapons applauded
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:21 am | United Nations
Lauding Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction, Security Council members today encouraged Tripoli to cooperate with the United Nations in verifying that the decision is carried out. More >>
Refugees pour into Chad from Sudan
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:20 am | United Nations
With nearly 100,000 refugees from fighting in western Sudan's Darfur region pouring into remote areas of Chad this year the United Nations refugee agency today announced plans to move an initial group of 10,000 from the volatile border to a safer site ... More >>
UN Marks 2004 as anti-slavery year
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:19 am | United Nations
As the United Nations gears up to mark 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition, the head of the world body's cultural agency today called for a universal recommitment to combat all contemporary forms ... More >>
Planned UN meeting on Iraq maybe later than Jan 15
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:17 am | United Nations
A planned meeting between the United Nations and representatives of the Iraqi Governing Council and the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority could be slightly delayed in order to accommodate the schedule of participants, a UN spokesman said ... More >>
UN Radio: IAEA Head to Inspect Libya's Nukes
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 9:06 am | United Nations
Special Report: IAEA to Oversee Dismantling of Libya's nuclear programme - Mark Gwozdecky, IAEA spokesman More >>
UN atomic energy agency chief to visit Libya
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 8:59 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today announced plans to visit Libya with a team of senior technical experts to quickly begin an "in-depth process" of verifying all of the country's past and present nuclear ... More >>
UN Issues $500,000 For Philippines Floods
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 8:58 am | United Nations
22 December – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is providing an emergency grant of $50,000 to help relief efforts following the deadly landslides and floods that struck the Philippines on Friday. More >>
Liberia: UN $2m for depleted rice seed stocks
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 8:57 am | United Nations
Liberia’s seed stocks have been so depleted by 14 years of civil war that only one in four farmers have access to rice seeds for next year’s season, prompting a United Nations food agency appeal to redress the problem. More >>
UN food agency seeks urgent new aid for Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 8:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for urgent new cash contributions for Zimbabwe, where more than 2.6 million people face a bleak Christmas after their rations were halved because of insufficient donations. More >>
UN Welcomes Libya's Assurances On WMDs
Sunday, 21 December 2003, 12:58 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed Libya's announcement that it will fulfill all obligations under regimes covering the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. “He sees this as a positive step towards the strengthening of ... More >>
UN Radio: Reactions to Kofi Annan's Report On Iraq
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 10:07 pm | United Nations
Iraq's foreign minister has appealed to the United Nations for help in establishing a democratic government. Hoshyar Zebari made the appeal in a closed-door session with members of the Security Council. Later he told reporters it was a very "good ... More >>
UN Official: Review of Progress In Kosovo In 2005
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:57 pm | United Nations
The United Nations peacekeeping chief today raised the prospect that Kosovo's progress towards reaching the standards of a normal society - necessary before its future status can be determined - could be reviewed by mid-2005. More >>
Colombia Call for Kidnapped Persons to be Released
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:55 pm | United Nations
As the holiday season approaches, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the parties in Colombia's long-running civil conflict to release any civilians they have kidnapped and renew dialogue towards ending the violence. More >>
UN: Cambodia Agree Khmer Rouge Court Establishment
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:51 pm | United Nations
A United Nations team and the Government of Cambodia have agreed on a number of steps necessary to establish a court to try the aging former leaders of the Khmer Rouge. More >>
UN: More peacekeepers are needed in Africa
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:48 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has issued an appeal to Member States to expedite the deployment of troops they have offered for the United Nations Mission and to be prepared to provide troops for anticipated future operations ... More >>
First group of refugees to return to DR of Congo
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 9:46 pm | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency is preparing to launch the repatriation of 432,000 people who fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a bitter war, and has arranged for a pioneering group of nearly 300 to fly to the country. More >>
