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Lebanon: UN Official Reports Support For Tribunal
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 10:29 am | United Nations
A senior United Nations official today reported to the Security Council that there is wide backing in Lebanon for the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try those charged with the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri ... More >>
Day of Commemoration for Holocaust Victims
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 10:09 am | United Nations
Mirroring activities organized by the United Nations across the world, the UN's Office at Geneva today held a ceremony to mark the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust under the theme 'Remembrance and Beyond.' More >>
Annan Hails Efforts at Intercultural Dialogue
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 4:46 pm | United Nations
At a time of sharply increasing intolerance, extremism and violence, a two-day symposium in Tunisia on intercultural efforts to move "from dialogue to alliance" is of signal importance, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
UNESCO Conference Eyes Planet's Threatened Oceans
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 4:44 pm | United Nations
The global community should intensify its efforts to protect the planet's threatened oceans and endangered coastal areas and communities, agreed environmental experts and senior officials gathered at a global conference in Paris hosted by the United ... More >>
Annan Mourns Death of Late German President
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 4:43 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reacted today with sadness to the recent death of Johannes Rau, the former Federal President of Germany, and paid tribute to his legacy of reconciliation with Israel and Poland. More >>
Annan mourns death of late German President Rau+
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 3:10 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reacted today with sadness to the recent death of Johannes Rau, the former Federal President of Germany, and paid tribute to his legacy of reconciliation with Israel and Poland. More >>
UNESCO: killings of journalists, Iraq, Philippines
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 3:08 pm | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murders of an Iraqi television journalist reporting on fighting in the city of Ramadi and two Philippine journalists gunned down in their ... More >>
UNESCO conference eyes planet's threatened oceans
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 3:05 pm | United Nations
The global community should intensify its efforts to protect the planet's threatened oceans and endangered coastal areas and communities, agreed environmental experts and senior officials gathered at a global conference in Paris hosted by the United ... More >>
Liberia: Largest refugee batch return since 2004
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 2:55 pm | United Nations
More than 550 refugees who fled Liberia’s brutal civil war arrived home over the past week – the largest batch since the UN refugee agency began its repatriation programme in the fall of 2004, and less than two weeks since Liberia’s newly elected ... More >>
UN envoy for Somalia calls on all sides to unite
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 2:52 pm | United Nations
Welcoming an historic decision by Somali leaders to convene parliament for the first time inside the country on 26 February, the UN’s top envoy for Somalia today called on all sides to put the interests of the nation first and work together to rebuild ... More >>
Aid to Palestinian government will be reviewed
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 2:51 pm | United Nations
Future aid to the Palestinian government will be reviewed in light of a number of conditions, including recognition of Israel and a commitment to non-violence, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in London, reading out a statement ... More >>
New Clashes in Darfur Signal Continuing Tensions
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 1:42 pm | United Nations
The security situation in Sudan’s western Darfur region remains tense, with new incidents reported there over the weekend that left three Sudanese soldiers wounded and two attackers dead, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said today. More >>
New Development Strategy for Afghanistan Unveiled
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 1:41 pm | United Nations
On the eve of an international conference aimed at putting Afghanistan on a solid course towards stability, a visionary yet practical development strategy for the country was made public today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country ... More >>
Annan Confers With Turkish PM In Switzerland
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 9:56 am | United Nations
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal and plan of action on Cyprus was reviewed today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in a meeting between the two leaders at Davos, Switzerland. More >>
UN Awards Advertisers For Campaigns
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 9:45 am | United Nations
International advertising companies whose campaigns have raised awareness of humanitarian or development issues have been honoured by the United Nations for public service advertising that best expresses the ideals and goals of the UN. More >>
UN Legal Counsel Meets Leaders In Lebanon
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:35 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations legal official met today in Lebanon with top leaders as part of a visit aimed at helping them identify the nature and scope of the international assistance needed to create a tribunal to try those charged with the killing of former ... More >>
Iraq Envoy Condemns Attacks Near Churches
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:05 pm | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy to Iraq today condemned a series of deadly explosions carried out in coordinated sequence in the vicinity of churches in Baghdad and Kirkuk. More >>
Global jobs crisis threatens stability, UN warns
Friday, 27 January 2006, 11:42 am | United Nations
Citing a growing employment crisis that threatens democracies around the globe, the head of the United Nations labour agency urged leaders gathering today at the World Economic Forum to act and counter a crisis that has left 192 million people without ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Annan hails talks, 'observe ceasefire'!
Friday, 27 January 2006, 11:39 am | United Nations
Welcoming news that Sri Lanka’s Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have agreed to hold direct talks next month, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on both sides to strictly observe the ceasefire on the troubled ... More >>
Kenya: Deadly building collapse, stricter rules
Friday, 27 January 2006, 11:38 am | United Nations
The collapse of a multi-storey building earlier this week in Nairobi, which killed at least 14 people and injured more than 100, shows the need for stricter regulations on construction, the head of the United Nations settlement agency said, calling for ... More >>
