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‘Green’ Pesticide Successfully Tested
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 9:34 am | United Nations
An environmentally friendly weapon against locusts using a natural fungus that kills the crop-devouring insects in one to three weeks has been successfully tested under large-scale field conditions for the first time More >>
Head Of UN Agency For Palestinian Refugees Named
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 12:18 am | United Nations
A veteran United Nations relief official was today named head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the body that has been the main source of support for Palestinian refugees for the past 55 years. More >>
Bumper Crop Of Sunday Tourists To UN Headquarters
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 12:12 am | United Nations
United Nations Headquarters in New York celebrated the world organization's 60th birthday this month by offering nearly 9,000 free Sunday tours in an effort to further inform the public of its work in tackling global crises. More >>
Annan And Secretary Rice Discuss Issues
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 12:05 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met at UN Headquarters in New York today to discuss a broad range of international issues, including UN reform, the need for closer US-UN consultation ... More >>
UN To Return To Aceh For Tsunami Rebuilding
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:24 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency has been invited to return to Indonesia's Aceh province to assist in providing shelter as part of the longer-term effort to recover from the severe damage caused to settlements there by December's Indian Ocean tsunami, ... More >>
UN Offers Kyrgyzstan Support To Protect Uzbeks
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:23 am | United Nations
Amid mounting international concern over the forced deportation of Uzbek asylum-seekers who fled the recent military crackdown in their country to find safety in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, the Assistant United Nations refugee chief today pledged to help the ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Ten UN Experts Deplore Forced Evictions
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:21 am | United Nations
As United Nations human rights experts expressed concern about human rights violations resulting from the Zimbabwean Government's eviction of illegal dwellers, the chief of the UN programme on sustainable housing arrived in the southern African country ... More >>
UN Head Says No Military Solution In Iraq
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:19 am | United Nations
There is no military solution to the crisis in Iraq and everybody must be brought into a political settlement that could include talks between United States forces and insurgents, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
UN Calls On Both Rich+Poor Nations To End Poverty
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:17 am | United Nations
Annan Calls On Both Rich And Poor Nations To 'Close The Deal' To End Poverty More >>
Boost To Improving Lot Of World's Slum Dwellers
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:15 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for a major boost in improving the lives of the scores of millions of slum dwellers around the world, calling it an important step on the road to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ... More >>
UN Assembly Mark 60th Anniversary Of UN Charter
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:14 am | United Nations
The sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter was celebrated by a musical ceremony in the General Assembly Hall today along with testimonials by Assembly President Jean Ping of Guyana and Secretary-General Kofi Annan at UN ... More >>
New UN Project To Rescue Amazon From Deforestation
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:13 am | United Nations
With the environment of the Amazon Basin increasingly under siege from deforestation, mining, urbanization and other land use changes, the United Nations is co-sponsoring a new project to conserve and better manage the eight-nation region’s economically ... More >>
UN: Absolute Ban On Sending People To Be Tortured
Tuesday, 28 June 2005, 9:11 am | United Nations
The prohibition of torture is non-negotiable, and that includes an absolute ban on transferring anybody to another jurisdiction where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is at risk of torture, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi ... More >>
Afghan Violence Condemned, Coordination Urged
Monday, 27 June 2005, 10:11 am | United Nations
With violence in Afghanistan on the rise, the senior United Nations envoy to the country is calling for cooperation between the authorities, international forces and Pakistan's Government to stem the bloodshed and provide hope for lasting stability. More >>
On60th Anniversary, Annan Sees Moment for Change
Monday, 27 June 2005, 10:08 am | United Nations
As the United Nations marked the sixtieth anniversary of its founding today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said change at the world body has never been so urgent or achievable. More >>
Kyrgyz Pres. Should Stop Forced Return of Uzbeks
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:58 am | United Nations
Responding to Kyrgyzstan's forced return of Uzbek asylum seekers, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today asked the country's president to stop the practice and pledged the world body's support in addressing their plight. More >>
Liberia: Challenges to Peace Process Remain
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:55 am | United Nations
Despite tangible signs of progress in Liberia – notably its successful voter registration exercise and gains in strengthening the police force – significant challenges still need to be urgently addressed, including dealing with ex-combatants who are now resorting ... More >>
Illicit Drugs Are Tickets to Dead End, Annan Warns
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:52 am | United Nations
With nearly 200 million people consuming illegal drugs, the choice to seek treatment is not only courageous, but often life-saving, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit ... More >>
Harassment, Funding Hamper Kosovo Displaced Return
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:48 am | United Nations
Low-level harassment, curtailed freedom of movement, lack of employment opportunities and a dearth of funding were cited as obstacles to the successful return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kosovo, in a statement issued today by the representative ... More >>
Annan Rejects US Proposal to Cut UN Contribution
Monday, 27 June 2005, 9:46 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today again criticized a proposal introduced into the United States House of Representatives by Henry Hyde which would threaten “a draconian and unilateral cut in the U.S. contribution to the world body’s budget ... More >>
