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First rail trip between China and Mongolia
Monday, 10 November 2003, 12:10 am | United Nations
The railways of China and Mongolia will start cargo train service tomorrow between Tianjin port, east of Beijing, and Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, as part of a project to connect Asia and Europe by rail, the United Nations regional commission ... More >>
UN: Geneva Accord consistent to Road Map to Peace
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 10:14 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the "Geneva Accord" drafted by prominent Israelis and Palestinians and giving detailed steps to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More >>
UN Radio: Vote Says USA Must End Cuba Embargo
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 10:00 am | United Nations
Special Report: UN General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly To End USA’s 40 Year Embargo On Cuba More >>
UN: Countries Failing To Meet Terror Report Named
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 9:52 am | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today revealed the names of 58 countries that have failed to meet a deadline for submitting reports on how they would tackle terrorism. More >>
Eritrea & Ethiopia pledge to stop shootings
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 9:49 am | United Nations
Eritrea and Ethiopia today gave assurances to the United Nations that they would cooperate to avoid a reoccurrence of last weekend's deadly border area shooting, according to a report from the UN mission to both countries, known as UNMEE. More >>
Security Council mission in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 12:42 pm | United Nations
A delegation of the United Nations Security Council touched down at Kabul International Airport bringing a message of support for the country's central Government. More >>
UN Radio: All UN Staff Out Of Baghdad: Annan
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 9:21 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan says UN international staff should all be out Baghdad or on their way out. The Secretary-General was responding to reporters' questions Monday about the status of UN international staff in Baghdad. More >>
UN narcotics panel to probe drug-related crime
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 9:15 am | United Nations
An independent panel overseeing United Nations drug treaties will discuss the impact on local communities of drug-related crime and violence, starting today at its 78th session in Vienna. More >>
UN anti-drug office probes corruption claims
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 9:14 am | United Nations
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today called for an independent investigation after one of its advisers resigned, citing allegations of corruption in the body. More >>
UNICEF: 750,000 Liberian children into school
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 9:10 am | United Nations
Tens of thousands of children will go to school, thousands for the first time in their lives, during the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) "Back-to-School" campaign in Liberia, the UN agency working for the protection and development of ... More >>
UN Radio: Developing Countries Losing Investments
Friday, 31 October 2003, 12:23 am | United Nations
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that for the sixth consecutive year funds continued to move from developing to developed countries. Addressing a high-level meeting on financing for development, he pointed out that almost $200 billion were ... More >>
UN staff temporarily relocating from Baghdad
Friday, 31 October 2003, 12:18 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked the UN international team in Baghdad to relocate temporarily for consultations on security arrangements, a UN spokesperson said today. More >>
China and Nth Korea Agree To Six Nation Nuke Talks
Friday, 31 October 2003, 12:17 am | United Nations
Annan hails news that DPR of Korea, China agree to fresh round of 6-nation talks More >>
Development funds move from poor to rich countries
Friday, 31 October 2003, 12:16 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today challenged the General Assembly to face the stark fact that, "even taking all subtlety and nuance into account," developing countries made the sixth consecutive and largest ever transfer of funds ... More >>
Security Council: Kosovo faces serious problems
Friday, 31 October 2003, 12:13 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Kosovo warned the Security Council today that the province was still plagued by problems as it recovers from the war in 1999. More >>
UN Radio: UN to Hand Over Oil-For-Food Programme
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 9:47 am | United Nations
The United Nations remains on schedule to transfer the running of the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme on November 21st. Executive Director of the programme Benon Sevan told the Security Council he is confident of handing over responsibility and the programme's ... More >>
More women needed to join, sensitize UN missions
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 9:41 am | United Nations
With women making up only 4 per cent of civilian police in United Nations peacekeeping missions, a senior UN official appealed to Member States today to assign more women police and military personnel to international forces. More >>
UN Blocked From Inspecting Rwandan Troops in Congo
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 9:40 am | United Nations
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported that it had been stopped in its effort over the last few weeks to check on reports of Rwandan troops being stationed inside the Congo. More >>
Exploitation of children at German-Czech border
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 9:39 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today announced the publication of a report on child prostitution in the German-Czech border detailing what it called a "harrowing" problem involving the exploitation of at least 500 boys and ... More >>
UN opium production on the rise in Afghanistan
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 9:36 am | United Nations
The United Nations released a survey today showing that opium production is on the rise this year in Afghanistan, by far the world's biggest producer of the drug. More >>
