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Kofi Annan Address To World Summit On Sust. Dev.
Tuesday, 3 September 2002, 1:44 pm | United Nations
Not far from this conference room, in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, 13 million people are threatened with famine. More >>
WSSD Summit Action Plan Enters Final Phase
Tuesday, 3 September 2002, 1:37 pm | United Nations
Johannesburg, 2 September— Agreement has been reached on virtually all of the World Summit on Sustainable Development's Plan of Implementation, with the notable exception of several key provisions on energy. More >>
UN team finalizing report on Afghanistan bombing
Tuesday, 30 July 2002, 3:30 pm | United Nations
29 July – The senior United Nations official in Afghanistan has requested more work on a preliminary report concerning a bombing incident earlier this month in Uruzgan, a UN spokesman said today in New York. More >>
Time 'not optimal' for West Bank vote - Annan
Thursday, 27 June 2002, 3:19 pm | United Nations
25 June – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today cautioned that the current atmosphere in the Middle East was not conducive to the holding of Palestinian elections and said that members of the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East - the UN, United ... More >>
Annan urges sides to resolve Kashmir issue
Thursday, 30 May 2002, 1:37 pm | United Nations
23 May – Increasingly concerned by the "alarming" rise in tension between India and Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the both sides to settle the Kashmir question and other outstanding issues without violence. More >>
Stronger Deterrence Than Ad Hoc Tribunals
Friday, 12 April 2002, 10:25 am | United Nations
General Assembly President Says Permanent International Criminal Court Will Provide Much Stronger Deterrence Than Ad Hoc Tribunals More >>
A Page In The History Of Humankind Is Being Turned
Friday, 12 April 2002, 10:20 am | United Nations
35th Meeting (AM) International Criminal Court Will Enter Into Force On 1 July 2002, As 10 States Deposit Ratification Instruments At Headquarters More >>
Israel: UN Shelters Palestinians Issues Report
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:17 am | United Nations
14 December - The United Nations agency aiding the Palestinian refugees said today it was providing shelter and humanitarian supplies to several hundred people affected by the destruction of 35 refugee shelters in Khan Younis camp during an Israeli military ... More >>
Annan notes ‘with regret’ US ABM decision
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:13 am | United Nations
14 December - The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today noted "with regret" the decision of the United States to withdraw unilaterally from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty. More >>
Preparations for Afghan power transfer on track
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:11 am | United Nations
14 December – Preparations for the transfer of power next week to the new Interim Authority for Afghanistan were proceeding "very well," Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, said today. More >>
Donors pledge continued support for East Timor
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:11 am | United Nations
13 December - Donor countries meeting in Norway have voiced satisfaction with East Timor's progress and stressed the need to sustain the momentum of the gains made so far, the United Nations Transitional Administration (UNTAET) said today. More >>
UNSC fails to pass measure on Middle East violence
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 11:08 am | United Nations
Security Council fails to pass measure on Middle East violence; US vetoes text as isolating one party More >>
UNSG Kofi Annan Speech To East Timor Donor Meeting
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 10:34 am | United Nations
Helping the East Timorese people has been one of the most formidable responsibilities ever given to the United Nations. Today we are nearing the end of a memorable journey - from the heartbreak and devastation of the post-ballot violence two years ago, ... More >>
Brahimi meets in Kabul with designated leaders
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 10:31 am | United Nations
11 December - The Special Representative of Secretary-General Kofi Annan for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today held a series of meetings in the country's capital to discuss the transfer of power scheduled to take place next week. More >>
Brahimi heads to Kabul - Aid Routes Opened
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:23 am | United Nations
10 December - Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, will head to Kabul tomorrow for meetings with key political leaders, a United Nations spokesman announced today. More >>
UN, Annan receive Nobel Peace Prize
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:20 am | United Nations
10 December – Hailed for "their work for a better organized and more peaceful world," the United Nations and its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001, the year marking the 100th anniversary of the venerated ... More >>
The Nobel Lecture - United Nations SG Kofi Annan
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:19 am | United Nations
Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her - just as any mother would anywhere in the world. In these most basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions. More >>
E. Timor international donors' conference in Oslo
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:17 am | United Nations
10 December - International donor countries will convene in Oslo, Norway, to review the progress of East Timor's transition to independence, the United Nations Transitional Administration (UNTAET) said today. More >>
UNEP mourns loss of Sir Peter Blake
Tuesday, 11 December 2001, 10:16 am | United Nations
UNEP mourns loss of Sir Peter Blake, environment agency's special envoy 7 December – Describing him as "a remarkable person, sportsman and environmentalist," the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today paid tribute to its special ... More >>
Agreement On Provisional Arrangements Afghanistan
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 10:55 am | United Nations
Determined to end the tragic conflict in Afghanistan and promote national reconciliation, lasting peace, stability and respect for human rights in the country, More >>
