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UNICEF Chief Condemns Attack On Qana, Lebanon
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:29 am | United Nations
UNICEF CHIEF JOINS OTHERS IN CONDEMNING ISRAELI ATTACK ON QANA, LEBANON New York, Jul 31 2006 10:00AM More >>
Lebanon: UNSC Deplores Israeli Attack On Qana
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:28 am | United Nations
Just hours after United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan convened a Security Council meeting on the latest violence in Lebanon, the 15-member body deplored last night's Israeli attack on the village of Qana, where over 50 civilians, mostly children, ... More >>
Lebanon Insecurity: Food Agency Cancels Aid Convoy
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:07 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which is coordinating UN and other humanitarian aid in war-ravaged Lebanon, has been forced to cancel a planned convoy to the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun, after the Israeli Defence Forces declined ... More >>
Council Demands Iran Suspend Nuclear Activities
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:06 am | United Nations
Saying that Iran has not taken required steps to assure the world it is not developing nuclear arms, the United Nations Security Council today demanded a suspension of the country’s nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities, threatening sanctions ... More >>
Darfur: UN Mission Reports Continuing Clashes
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:05 am | United Nations
Violent clashes between Sudanese Government forces, allied militias and rebel groups continue to plague the strife-torn Darfur region, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported today, while a UN humanitarian convoy has also been ambushed. More >>
UN's Top Rights Chief Condemns Qana Killings
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 10:04 am | United Nations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today strongly condemned the weekend killing of dozens of civilians, including numerous children, resulting from the shelling by the Israeli forces of a residential building in Qana, south Lebanon, ... More >>
DR Congo Wins UN Praise for Calm at Elections
Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 12:58 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan led a chorus of United Nations voices today in congratulating the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the largely peaceful manner in which the vast African country has held its first free and fair elections in 45 years. More >>
SC Expresses 'Shock and Distress' at Qana Shelling
Monday, 31 July 2006, 4:12 pm | United Nations
Expressing “extreme shock and distress” at the Israeli Defence Forces’ shelling of a residential building in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Security Council this evening called for “an end to violence”, and vowed to begin work immediately ... More >>
UNIFIL Again Lodges Protests To Israel On Firing
Monday, 31 July 2006, 10:01 am | United Nations
With heavy fighting continuing in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) there today again protested firing in the vicinity -- which caused material damage and lightly wounded two blue helmets -- to both the Israeli and Lebanese authorities. More >>
Annan Mourns 4 UN Observers Who Died In Lebanon
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:59 am | United Nations
Annan Mourns 4 UN Observers Who Died In Southern Lebanon New York, Jul 30 2006 3:00PM More >>
UNSG Annan - UNSC Must Condemn Israeli Attack
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:49 am | United Nations
30 July 2006 – Convening a meeting today of the Security Council, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said it must condemn last night's Israeli bombing of a village in southern Lebanon which left scores dead, and must call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, ... More >>
UN Mission In Aids Civilians As Fighting Persists
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:47 am | United Nations
With heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah continuing in Lebanon today, the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) there continued providing aid to civilians while protesting to both sides for firing near its positions. More >>
UNSG press encounter after UNSC Consult - 28/7/6
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:46 am | United Nations
New York, 28 July 2006 - Secretary-General's press encounter following the Security Council consultations on the Middle East More >>
Annan Calls For ‘Concrete, Practical Steps’ For ME
Monday, 31 July 2006, 9:43 am | United Nations
Announcing plans for a meeting on Monday of potential troop contributors to a United Nations stabilization force in southern Lebanon, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today it was time for “concrete, practical steps” to end the hostilities in the ... More >>
Lebanon: UN aid agency starts land crossing
Monday, 31 July 2006, 3:49 am | United Nations
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today started the first land crossing point for regular humanitarian shipments into crisis-torn Lebanon, where an estimated one fifth of the population has been displaced by continuing bombardments since hostilities ... More >>
UN mission leaves Kassala, withdrawal of forces
Monday, 31 July 2006, 3:45 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today held a “farewell ceremony” in the State of Kassala, in the eastern part of the country, where the operation finished overseeing the withdrawal of forces under a peace agreement that marked ... More >>
New committee to help support DR Congo transition
Monday, 31 July 2006, 3:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today reported the establishment of a new 'Committee of the Wise' to facilitate the transition to democracy in the country, where elections tomorrow will mark the first free vote ... More >>
Afghan pact working well but support still needed
Monday, 31 July 2006, 3:35 am | United Nations
A multi-billion dollar blueprint for partnership between the Government of Afghanistan and the international community to bolster security, economic development and counter-narcotics efforts has achieved solid progress since its adoption in January, but continued ... More >>
Development Heads Un Work As Session Winds Down
Sunday, 30 July 2006, 11:57 am | United Nations
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) wound up its annual meeting in Geneva today with a series of resolutions aimed at improving the world body's development operations. More >>
Un Observer Teams In South Lebanon To Relocate
Sunday, 30 July 2006, 12:18 am | United Nations
Three days after a United Nations post in Lebanon was destroyed during an Israeli bombardment, leaving four dead, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has decided to temporarily move unarmed observers into more secure positions. More >>
