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Annan Calls For Annual Holocaust Commemoration
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 12:37 am | United Nations
Speaking at the memorial for Holocaust survivor and rights activist Simon Wiesenthal, who died last week, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for a yearly, international day of Holocaust commemoration. More >>
Asians build post-tsunami disaster response
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:28 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called today for sustained political and financial commitment to disaster reduction, stressing that all human societies are vulnerable to natural disasters as last year's Asian tsunami and the recent tragedy ... More >>
Chilean, Argentine, Cuban win UN American awards
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:27 pm | United Nations
Three Latin American physicians have been awarded this year's Pan American Health awards in the fields of medicine, health care and bioethics, the United Nations regional health agency for the Americas said today. More >>
Annan: seize opportunity of N. Ireland disarmament
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:24 pm | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all sides in the Northern Ireland dispute to seize the “unique opportunity” offered by the decommissioning of weapons by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to advance the 1998 Good Friday agreement ... More >>
Iraq not ready to receive returnees
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:22 pm | United Nations
Noting that the security situation in much of Iraq has shown no improvement and has actually deteriorated in many places compared to the same period a year ago, the United Nations refugee agency today urged countries hosting Iraqi émigrés to keep ... More >>
Parliamentary Candidate In Afghanistan Killed
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:46 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today condemned the killing of a candidate in the parliamentary elections held on 18 September and called on the authorities to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice. More >>
UN Calls For Redress Of Abuses In Nth Korea
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:45 am | United Nations
Torture, violence against woman and an absence of freedom of opinion and even the rule of law are among the apparent "egregious" abuses that a United Nations human rights expert urges redressed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... More >>
New Swiss Restrictions On Asylum Disappoint UN
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:43 am | United Nations
Despite a falling number of asylum applications, restrictive legislation being adopted by Switzerland could make access by genuine refugees to the country exceedingly difficult, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement today. More >>
Flu Storm Brewing Warns UN's World Health Org
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:41 am | United Nations
There will be another influenza pandemic and failure to prepare for it appropriately will have “catastrophic consequences,” the head of the United Nations health agency warned today, calling for national control plans worldwide and massive international ... More >>
Ireland Disarmament: UN Urges All Sides To Disarm
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:39 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on all sides in the Northern Ireland dispute to seize the “unique opportunity” offered by the decommissioning of weapons by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to advance the 1998 Good Friday agreement ... More >>
UN Forum Discusses Innovative Uses Of Nuke Physics
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:37 am | United Nations
From meeting burgeoning energy needs through innovative technologies to boosting cancer treatment in developing countries, nuclear physics and the United Nations atomic energy agency have a key role to play on the road to sustainable development, ... More >>
Annan Urges Palestinian Factions Stop Showing Arms
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:31 am | United Nations
Alarmed at rising Middle East violence, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged Palestinian factions to stop displaying their arms and called on both parties to take care not to harm civilians. More >>
Annan Condemns Attempt To Kill Lebanese Journalist
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:29 am | United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly condemned the attempted assassination of a prominent and respected Lebanese journalist who was injured in an attack today, and said the perpetrators must be brought to justice. More >>
Palestinian Rights Still Violated In Territories
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:26 am | United Nations
Despite Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, major violations of human rights continue to result from its occupation of Palestinian territories, construction of barriers and expansion of settlements, according to the United Nations official monitoring ... More >>
UN On Track To Bring Rwandan Criminals To Justice
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:25 am | United Nations
UN Genocide Tribunal Says It's On Track To Bring Rwandan Criminals To Justice By 2008 More >>
Nuke Issue: UN Says Ball Now In Iran's Court
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:23 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations agency entrusted with curbing the spread of nuclear weapons has called on Iran to work with the international community to provide assurances that its programme is for peaceful purposes after its previous treaty breaches were ... More >>
UN-Backed Treaty On Forced Disappearance
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 12:32 am | United Nations
The disappearance of people – after arrest, detention, or abduction with the acquiescence of a Government – is the target of a new international convention for which a draft has just been completed, the United Nations group on the issue said in a statement ... More >>
Hundreds Die In Togolese Unrest, UN Says
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 12:16 am | United Nations
About 400 to 500 people were slain and thousands were wounded in Togo after the sudden death of its long-time president in February and its disputed presidential elections in April, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ... More >>
UN: plan of action to build on Summit's gains
Monday, 26 September 2005, 8:00 pm | United Nations
Urging all States to build on the progress achieved by the recent United Nations Summit meeting, the President of the General Assembly today outlined concrete plans to move the negotiation process forward. More >>
After Gaza success, mutual plan still the only way
Monday, 26 September 2005, 7:58 pm | United Nations
After Gaza success, mutual plan still the only way to Mid East peace: UN envoy More >>
