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Security Cl call on Israel not to expel Arafat
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 9:08 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the members of the Security Council called on Israel today not to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, warning that such a move would dangerously exacerbate tension and instability in the region. More >>
UN Radio: WTO Annan Urges Eliminate Trade Barriers
Friday, 12 September 2003, 12:07 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for the removal of trade barriers and subsidies in developed countries as quickly as possible. In a message to the ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, in Cancun, Mexico, the Secretary-General said trade ... More >>
Liberia: UN envoy calls end to sporadic fighting
Friday, 12 September 2003, 12:02 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Special Humanitarian Coordinator in Liberia today called on combatants inside the country's interior region to stop fighting, as sporadic clashes between government forces and rebel militia continue to threaten civilians and relief workers ... More >>
'We must persevere,' Annan tells Geneva staff
Friday, 12 September 2003, 12:01 pm | United Nations
In his first opportunity to speak with United Nations staff in Geneva since the 19 August bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today offered words of comfort and exhorted them to continue their work. More >>
Annan condemns Palestinian suicide attacks
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 11:59 pm | United Nations
Condemning two suicide bombings in Israel, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Palestinian militant groups to halt “these despicable and indiscriminate actions, which not only spread death and misery but harm the legitimate national ... More >>
Brutal attack against Swedish Foreign Minister
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 11:58 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan voiced shock and distress today after learning of the brutal attack on Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, whom he described as a personal friend and a steadfast supporter of the United Nations. More >>
'Cold-blooded murder' of Afghan aid workers
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 11:57 pm | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers today deplored the "cold-blooded murder" of four Afghans working for a Danish aid agency on a UNHCR-funded water project in central Afghanistan, the latest in a recent spate of attacks on relief ... More >>
UN Radio: Annan To Geneva For Iraq Meeting
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:59 am | United Nations
Special Report: Civil Society Offers Expertise to UN: European Parliament Commissioner Rocard presents memorandum of International Ethical, Political and Scientific Collegium More >>
Rapid restoration of Iraqi sovereignty priority
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:53 am | United Nations
Seeking to further define the role of the United Nations in Iraq and accelerate the early restoration of Iraqi national sovereignty, Secretary-General Kofi Annan will meet with the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council ... More >>
Talks to bolster transition in Liberia underway
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:51 am | United Nations
While talks aimed at shaping United Nations support for Liberia's transitional government got underway today in the capital Monrovia, the country's interior remains gripped by rumours of fresh rebel violence, forcing relief agencies to scale back operations ... More >>
AIDS, malaria and TB greatest threats to humans
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:50 am | United Nations
There is no greater threat to individual human security than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, a senior official of the Global Fund set up to help combat those illnesses said today at a briefing at United Nations Headquarters in New York. More >>
Countries asked to ratify safety of UN personnel
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:46 am | United Nations
In the most recent of his continuing efforts to improve the safety of United Nations staff in the field, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged all nations to sign on to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. More >>
SARS in Singapore cannot be confirmed yet
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:43 am | United Nations
9 September – The UN World Health Organization (WHO) today said speculation concerning the discovery of a suspected case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore could not be confirmed due to conflicting medical analyses. More >>
UN Radio: Annan Urges Unity In Wake of Iraq War
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:52 pm | United Nations
A new report out today says there's good news concerning the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals agreed to by world leaders three years ago. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a press conference Monday that if States maintain and increase the ... More >>
UN: Annan - World must forge post-Iraq unity
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:36 pm | United Nations
Launching his latest progress report on goals set in 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for renewed world unity on security issues after the Iraq war, increased momentum if global development targets are to ... More >>
Displaced Persons Camps Liberia's New Battlefields
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:34 pm | United Nations
Camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) have become the new battlefields in Liberia - where warring parties now compete with desperate families for the meagre resources provided by relief agencies - and thousands of people fleeing the country's ... More >>
Security Council will chart way forward on Iraq
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:32 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he hoped to meet this weekend with the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council as part of the effort to bridge differences on the way forward in Iraq. More >>
Annan Backs Expanding UN Security Council
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:30 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for expanding the membership of the Security Council to make the 15-member body more democratic and more representative and thus give it greater legitimacy, especially in view of recent divisions over ... More >>
Annan hopes resignation doesn't derail Roadmap
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:27 pm | United Nations
Reacting to developments over the weekend in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the latest round of violence and voiced hope that the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen would not stall efforts to bring ... More >>
UN Radio: U.S Delivers Draft Ideas on UN Iraq Role
Friday, 5 September 2003, 11:28 am | United Nations
The UN Secretary-General has confirmed that on Wednesday he received draft ideas on Iraq from Ambassador John Negroponte of the United States. His spokesman said this was the first time the Secretary-General had seen elements of a possible resolution ... More >>
