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UN Radio Restoring Sovereignty to Iraqis is Urgent
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:44 am | United Nations
Special Report: UN Secretary-General Says Greater Clarity Needed on UN's Role in Iraq More >>
Security Council Clarity Sought On UN Role in Iraq
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:38 am | United Nations
Addressing the Security Council today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined plans for reconstituting the world body’s work in Iraq while appealing for clear guidance on what role it is being asked to fulfil. More >>
Panel on weapons of mass destruction established
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:33 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the establishment of a new Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission headed by former UN expert Hans Blix. More >>
Hundreds of Iraqi refugees return from Iran
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is helping hundreds of exiled Iraqis return from Iran to their home country, a spokesman for the agency said today. More >>
Nigerian President Obasanjo Gets UN Food Award
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:30 am | United Nations
President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria today received the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Agricola medal from for his role in bringing peace and boosting agricultural and social development in Africa's most populous country. More >>
UN: Kosovo asked to aim for normal society
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 10:29 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo today urged the province to reach progress towards recently elaborated standards in order to pave the way for decisions on its future status. More >>
UN Radio Annan Hopes Saddam’s Capture Offers Peace
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 9:11 am | United Nations
There's been reaction at the United Nations to Saturday's capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by US forces. Secretary-General Kofi Annan consider the arrest " an important event." In a statement through a UN spokesman, the ... More >>
Sierra Leone border patrols against infiltration
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 9:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has stepped up around-the-clock air, land and river patrols along the West African country’s borders with Guinea and Liberia to prevent illegal infiltration resulting from efforts to disarm former ... More >>
Woman elected to Afghanistan's tribal council
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 9:03 am | United Nations
One woman was named a Vice-Chair of Afghanistan's Constitutional Loya Jirga tribal council, which on its second day of work finished electing its bureau, the United Nations mission in the country reported today. More >>
Political dispensation after Turkish Cypriot vote
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 9:02 am | United Nations
Reacting to reports of the Turkish Cypriot voting, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said it appeared that it might take some time for a new "political dispensation" to be established. More >>
Ethiopia, Eritrea agree in principle on UN plan
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 9:00 am | United Nations
Military officials from Ethiopia and Eritrea have agreed in principle to a United Nations proposal to improve the handling of border incidents, the UN mission in the area said today. More >>
UN: China & Africa have much to offer one another
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 8:55 am | United Nations
If China helps Africa ensure food security and fight HIV/AIDS, Africa, in turn, offers China huge investment opportunities in its emerging markets and mining sectors, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
UN: Saddam's Capture can spur search for peace
Monday, 15 December 2003, 11:23 am | United Nations
Reacting to the news that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been taken into custody, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said this could help stabilize the war-ravaged country. More >>
Annan names acting Special Representative for Iraq
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 2:17 pm | United Nations
10 December – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named veteran relief coordinator Ross Mountain as his acting Special Representative for Iraq to replace Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was among those killed in the bombing of the UN headquarters ... More >>
UN recognizes leaders in fight against hunger
Monday, 1 December 2003, 11:41 am | United Nations
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) today recognized Brazilian documentary film maker Marcelo Canellas and Reuters correspondent David Brough for their respective roles in raising public awareness about global hunger. More >>
UN Radio: IAEA Deplores Iran's Nuke Activities
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 9:36 pm | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, has passed a resolution deploring Iran for its past concealment of its nuclear activities. The resolution of the IAEA's 35-member Board of Governors also paves the way for vigorous inspections of Iran's ... More >>
UN nuclear watchdog deplores Iran’s breaches
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 9:29 pm | United Nations
The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency today strongly deplored Iran’s past breaches of a safeguards agreement aimed at preventing the development of nuclear weapons and, while welcoming Tehran’s recent cooperation, warned that further serious failures ... More >>
Iraq: Annan to consult with Iraqi neighbours
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 9:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will hold consultations on Iraq on Monday with representatives of the country’s neighbors, Egypt and selected members of the Security Council. More >>
Political progress is made in the DR of Congo
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 9:27 pm | United Nations
Political progress is made in the DR of Congo, but human rights respect lags, UN says More >>
HIV/AIDS deaths and new infections highest in 2003
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 9:26 pm | United Nations
In 2003 the HIV/AIDS pandemic took the highest number of lives and produced the highest number of new infections since surveillance of the disease started, according to a new global report from the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) and ... More >>
