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UNICEF calls Zimbabweans, speak out on child abuse
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 2:30 pm | United Nations
In the wake of accusations this week that a headmaster in Zimbabwe raped six primary school pupils, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today repeated its call for communities in the country to speak out against all forms of child abuse. More >>
Sudan: Looming humanitarian catastrophe, warns UN
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 2:27 pm | United Nations
The situation in Sudan’s western Darfur region has deteriorated severely over the past six months, the top United Nations refugee official told the UN Security Council today, warning of calamity there and in other parts of the country unless bold measures ... More >>
Cyprus: Annan Welcomes British Visit
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 5:04 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today applauded this week’s visit by the British Foreign Secretary to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, saying it would “complement the active engagement of the United Nations” in trying to resolve the Cyprus issue. More >>
Kosovo: UN Officials Mourn Crash Deaths
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 4:30 pm | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today mourned the deaths of 42 troops and civilians from Slovakia who died in a recent plane crash while serving with the NATO-led Kosovo International Security Force (KFOR). More >>
Annan condemns killing of UN peacekeepers in Congo
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:47 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the killing today of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and the wounding of five others as they sought Ugandan rebels who ... More >>
Security Council calls on Lebanon: assert control
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:45 pm | United Nations
The United Nations Security Council today called on that the Government of Lebanon to make more progress in controlling its territory and disbanding militias, while also calling on Syria to cooperate with those efforts. More >>
Cyprus: Annan urges comprehensive solution
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:43 pm | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today applauded this week’s visit by the British Foreign Secretary to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, saying it would “complement the active engagement of the United Nations” in trying to resolve the Cyprus issue. More >>
Timor-Leste: UN calls for international aid
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:41 pm | United Nations
Annan’s envoy to Timor-Leste calls for international aid after UN’s May deadline More >>
Econ. growth must harmonize with natural environ.
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:38 pm | United Nations
Representatives of Asian and Pacific governments meeting at a United Nations-sponsored conference in Bangkok today pledged to harmonize economic growth with environmental sustainability in addressing climate change, air pollution, industrial development ... More >>
UN envoy welcomes Iraqi leaders moves on Kurdistan
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:36 pm | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy for Iraq today congratulated the country’s president, Jalal Talabani, and the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, for signing an agreement paving the way for a single administration in the Kurdish region of ... More >>
UN to hold solemn events in memory of Holocaust
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:34 pm | United Nations
Over six decades after the liberation of the Nazi death camps began, the United Nations this week will hold a series of solemn events culminating on Friday with the first universal observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims ... More >>
Kosovo should purse peace despite Presidents death
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:31 pm | United Nations
Mourning the death of the President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, members of the Security Council today urged the people of the province to peacefully conclude talks on its final status. More >>
osovo: UN officials mourn crash deaths
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:29 pm | United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today mourned the deaths of 42 troops and civilians from Slovakia who died in a recent plane crash while serving with the NATO-led Kosovo International Security Force (KFOR). Through his spokesman, Secretary-General Kofi ... More >>
IAEA Board to Hold Special Meeting On Iran
Friday, 20 January 2006, 2:11 pm | United Nations
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/MediaAdvisory/2006/MA200602.html announced that its Board of Governors will hold a special meeting on Iran on 2 February in Vienna. More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Security Council threatens sanction
Friday, 20 January 2006, 1:14 pm | United Nations
Saying that the United Nations is not a protagonist in Côte d’Ivoire, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the leaders in the West African country to work together to restore calm after protesters opposing the possible dissolution of parliament ... More >>
Nepal: resume dialogue and halt violence
Friday, 20 January 2006, 1:11 pm | United Nations
Responding to the Government of Nepal’s arrest of more than one hundred politicians and other critics, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all sides in the strife-torn Himalayan kingdom to return to the negotiating table and halt the violence. More >>
Saddened at latest terror attack in Israel, Annan
Friday, 20 January 2006, 1:09 pm | United Nations
Saddened at latest terror attack in Israel, Annan says it must not derail peace efforts More >>
Iran should foster environment conducive to talks
Friday, 20 January 2006, 1:03 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the Tehran Government to foster an environment conducive to talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. More >>
War on terror Africa conflicts threaten minorities
Friday, 20 January 2006, 12:56 am | United Nations
The so-called “war on terror” as well as African civil conflicts have heightened the threat to minorities around the world, placing groups in Iraq and Sudan most at risk, according to a study released at United Nations Headquarters today. More >>
Democracy in Timor-Leste, but aid still needed
Friday, 20 January 2006, 12:54 am | United Nations
Timor-Leste has continued to consolidate its democratic governance but some international political presence should remain there until the end of next year’s elections, long after the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country is due to expire, ... More >>
