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Iraq Could Overshadow Afghan Refugee Needs: UN
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 9:09 am | United Nations
Attention On Iraq Could Overshadow Afghan Refugee Needs, Un Official Warns The world's preoccupation with Iraq could take much-needed attention away from Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, warned today, urging ... More >>
Two plans presented to Security Council on Iraq
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 3:46 pm | United Nations
A Memorandum from Germany, France, and Russia has caused the USA-UK pact to spin... The European plan calls for increased inspections. The USA-UK-Spain resolution calls for "serious consequences" afforded it in resolution 1441. See here for more... More >>
Annan Says Weapons Inspections Making Headway
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 10:52 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday re-iterated that war with Iraq is not inevitable. In a message to the Non-Aligned Summit in Malaysia, the Secretary-General said the inspections which resumed just a few months ago, are beginning to yield results and ... More >>
Annan appeals to Iraq to disarm and cooperate
Tuesday, 25 February 2003, 10:49 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan made a new appeal to Iraq today to disarm and cooperate proactively with United Nations inspectors in their search for banned weapons of mass destruction, saying that even now war was not inevitable. More >>
UN Radio: Europe Key Role To Play In Iraqi Crisis
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 12:18 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Europe has a key role to play in the Iraqi crisis. Noting that a war in Iraq was not inevitable, the Secretary-General says the European role would not be just on the political and other aspects, but also on the possible ... More >>
Inspections Will Go On Until SC Decides Otherwise
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 12:13 pm | United Nations
United Nations inspectors will carry on with their work until the Security Council decides otherwise, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in Rome, stressing that there is no time limit in the Council's resolutions and that a debate is going on ... More >>
Security Council: Iraq Disarmament Hearing Begins
Thursday, 20 February 2003, 12:11 pm | United Nations
The ongoing debate over how to proceed with the disarmament of Iraq continued today as the Security Council convened an open meeting to hear the views of some 60 non-Council members on the matter. More >>
GA President says UN risks irrelevancy
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 9:08 am | United Nations
The United Nations risks becoming irrelevant if it does not do everything possible to find peaceful solutions to the conflict with Iraq. That according to the President of the General Assembly Jan Kavan of the Czech Republic. He told a meeting of Caribbean ... More >>
UN germ warfare experts probe Iraq food-plants
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 9:06 am | United Nations
United Nations germ warfare experts in Iraq today probed two food-processing facilities in a bid to uncover information about Baghdad's clandestine weapons programme. More >>
UN Radio reports on Weapons Inspectors Findings
Saturday, 15 February 2003, 9:20 am | United Nations
Dr. Blix reported several positive steps that Iraq has taken including allowing the flight of U2 planes, enabling private interviews and enacting legislation that prohibits weapons of mass destruction. However information on the whereabouts of unaccounted ... More >>
No illicit weapons found - more proof needed: Blix
Saturday, 15 February 2003, 9:13 am | United Nations
After 11 weeks of inspections, United Nations monitors have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but Baghdad still needs to show "credible" evidence that such arms do not exist, a top UN disarmament official told the Security ... More >>
No proof of illegal nuclear activity in Iraq
Saturday, 15 February 2003, 9:11 am | United Nations
Reiterating that no evidence of prohibited nuclear activities has been found in Iraq so far, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the Security Council today that a number of issues still remain under investigation and that no ... More >>
DPR Of Korea: Iaea Reports Nuclear Issue To UN
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 11:17 am | United Nations
Expressing deep concern that the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) has rejected efforts at dialogue and is now in further non-compliance with international nuclear safeguards, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today decided to report ... More >>
Annan to brief Security Council on UN contingency
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 10:25 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will brief the members of the Security Council later this week on the status of contingency planning by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance for Iraq in the event of war. More >>
UN interview of Iraqi scientist falls through
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 10:24 pm | United Nations
United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq who sought to interview one of the country's biological scientists did not hold the discussion after he objected to the format, a UN spokesman in Baghdad reported today. More >>
Private Interview Conducted with Iraqi Scientist
Monday, 10 February 2003, 2:14 pm | United Nations
Audio and Text Report: In Iraq, the weapons inspectors have conducted their first private interview with an Iraqi biological scientist. It lasted more than three-and-a half hours. Dr. Hans Blix, who is in Vienna on his way to Baghdad this weekend, said ... More >>
Colombia bomb blast will deepen conflict
Monday, 10 February 2003, 2:09 pm | United Nations
Voicing deep shock at the “terrible” terrorist attack on a crowded social club in Colombia, United Nations Secretary-General condemned the bombing and warned the violence would worsen the country’s conflict. More >>
Annan stresses unity in dealing with Iraq
Monday, 10 February 2003, 2:08 pm | United Nations
Stressing the importance of a united Security Council as it ponders the next steps in dealing with the disarmament of Iraq, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reiterated his belief that all possibilities of a peaceful settlement should be exhausted before ... More >>
Signs Iraqis taking disarmament ‘more seriously’
Monday, 10 February 2003, 2:06 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations weapons inspector, Hans Blix, today said he saw signs the Iraqi authorities were taking the disarmament issues “more seriously,” reporting that a number of documents concerning biological weapons and missiles have been turned ... More >>
War not inevitable but Iraq must meet demands
Thursday, 6 February 2003, 2:47 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said today that he still believed war in Iraq was not inevitable but stressed that Baghdad must comply fully and proactively with Security Council demands. More >>
