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UN official calls on Israelis and Palestinians
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:44 am | United Nations
Describing the escalating violence of the past few days in the Gaza Strip as a “grave crisis,” a senior United Nations official warned the Security Council today that another full-scale conflict between Israelis and Palestinians could easily be set ... More >>
Gaza: UN concerned over humanitarian conditions
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:42 am | United Nations
United Nations agencies today expressed concern at the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, at a time when more than half of the area’s power supply has been knocked out, and roads and water pipes have also been damaged by Israeli air strikes. More >>
New steps to rescue migrants in peril at sea
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:40 am | United Nations
With thousands of men, women and children crammed on rusty unseaworthy boats braving the waves, and often facing death, each year in search of work, better living conditions or protection against persecution, the United Nations refugee agency today pledged ... More >>
Prosecutor invites Ugandan rebels to defend selves
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:39 am | United Nations
Responding to recent media statements by the leader of the Uganda-based Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) denying charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the world’s prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today invited him, along with ... More >>
Reaffirm ‘specific rights’ of refugees, UN urges
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:37 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today urged Member States to reaffirm their recognition of the “specific rights and needs” of refugees, including the fundamental obligation not to return them to countries where their life or liberty would be at risk. More >>
Timor-Leste: Envoys Seek To Calm Tensions
Friday, 30 June 2006, 5:18 pm | United Nations
With thousands of demonstrators milling around in the Timor-Leste capital of Dili, United Nations envoys today stepped up their efforts to calm tensions and plan for a possible expanded UN police force in the small South-East Asian nation that the ... More >>
Israeli-Palestinian Flare-Up: Call for Restraint
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 10:54 am | United Nations
Calling on all sides in the upsurge of violence in the Gaza Strip to exercise maximum restraint and ensure that civilians are not harmed, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the first step towards a solution would be the release of the ... More >>
Nepalese blue helmets released in DR Congo
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:15 pm | United Nations
Two Nepalese peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) were released today following nearly a month in captivity but five of their fellow blue helmets are still being held. More >>
In Middle East, Annan urges restraint
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:09 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that he is in contact with key leaders in the Middle East, urging restraint and pressing for the release of an Israeli soldier who was kidnapped earlier this week. More >>
Somalia: UN role with Islamic Courts discussed
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:06 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Representative to Somalia today discussed the world body’s role in promoting peace and security in the country with the Chairman of the Union of Islamic Courts based in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. More >>
Annan confers with Iranian minister on nuclear
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:05 pm | United Nations
Meeting at United Nations Headquarters with Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motaki, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reiterated his suggestion that the country speed up its response to recent international proposals on ending the impasse over its ... More >>
Crisis in Horn of Africa persists, says UN envoy
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:02 pm | United Nations
Crisis in Horn of Africa persists, says UN relief envoy, urging more aid to region More >>
Timor-Leste: Talks begins on expanded UN mission
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 8:01 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Envoy for Timor-Leste today conferred with a leading member of the governing party on the first full day of his mission to assess the need for an increased United Nations presence after violence tore through the ... More >>
UN tribunal seeks arrest of Bosnian Serb leader
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 7:59 pm | United Nations
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today issued an arrest warrant against Branko Djeric, a former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, the Bosnian Serb-dominated entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ... More >>
UN meeting on Israeli-Palestinian peace opens
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 7:58 pm | United Nations
A United Nations-sponsored international meeting aimed at advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace opened in Vienna today with an appeal from Secretary-General Kofi Annan for an “essential” parallel commitment by both parties to a two-State solution. More >>
Sri Lanka: UN sends adviser to look at child abuse
Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 7:56 pm | United Nations
UN Special Representative to send adviser to Sri Lanka to look at abuse against children More >>
Israeli soldier taken hostage by Palestians
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 8:11 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for the safe and immediate release of an Israeli soldier taken hostage by Palestinian militants and urged all sides to avoid any further escalation and bloodshed “at this grave moment.” More >>
Iraq: Bring murderers of Russian dips to justice
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 8:09 pm | United Nations
Expressing shock at the gruesome murder of four Russian diplomats who were taken hostage in Iraq earlier this month, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged Iraqi authorities to do everything possible to bring those responsible to justice. More >>
Proliferation of small arms: Violence & impunity
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 8:06 pm | United Nations
Describing the world as being “awash with small arms,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that every year an estimated $1 billion worth of these weapons are traded illicitly worldwide, exacerbating conflict, sparking refugee flows, undermining ... More >>
Timor-Leste: UN arrives to assess need for mission
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 8:03 pm | United Nations
Timor-Leste: UN envoy arrives to assess need for beefed-up UN mission after violence More >>
