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Rwanda, Burundi Re-Label Refugees as 'Illegals'
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:21 am | United Nations
Ignoring pleas from the United Nations refugee agency, Burundi and Rwanda today pressed ahead with an operation to return thousands of Rwandan asylum seekers to their homeland, following a joint announcement this weekend by both governments that the Rwandans ... More >>
Secretary-General 'Encouraged' by Syria Talks
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:19 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is encouraged by the results of talks on Syria, held between his Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and Syrian President Bashar el-Assad, a UN spokesman said today. More >>
Annan Expresses Concern over Bombings in Iran
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:19 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General has learned with great concern of the loss of lives and the severe injuries of many bystanders as a result of a string of bomb explosions in Teheran and other cities in Iran, his spokesman said today. More >>
UN Envoy Opens Conference on Kosovo’s Future
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:18 am | United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Kosovo today said that it is time for the province’s majority and minority communities to move toward the resolution of Kosovo’s status by showing that they can build a stable, tolerant, multi-ethnic and democratic society. More >>
Afghan Govt Begins Disbanding Illegal Armed Groups
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:18 am | United Nations
As programs for the disarming regular military are completed in Afghanistan, the Government has announced the official start of a program to disband illegal armed groups, to be carried out with the support of the international community, including ... More >>
Annan Recommends Extension of UN Force in Golan
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:15 am | United Nations
With the situation in the Israel-Syria sector "generally quiet" but still lacking a political resolution, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today recommended that the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force there be extended for six-months. More >>
Envoy Congratulates New Pres. of Kurdistan Region
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 10:15 am | United Nations
The senior United Nations envoy for Iraq today congratulated Masoud Barzani on his inauguration as President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and assured him that the UN was committed to helping Kurdistan and the Baghdad Government establish good ... More >>
Program Reduces Child Deaths In Ethiopia
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:45 am | United Nations
Despite being woefully under-funded, an innovative, United Nations-backed health and nutrition program has made "remarkable progress" in reducing child deaths in Ethiopia this year, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ... More >>
Cyprus: Annan Considering Ways to Help Settlement
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:41 am | United Nations
The Secretary-General is currently considering what steps to take in the pursuit of his good offices mission on Cyprus, following the "pulse-taking" visit to the region recently by the head of the UN's Department of Political Affairs, a ... More >>
Mexico's Govt First to Adhere to UN Global Compact
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:40 am | United Nations
Mexico's President Vicente Fox has committed his government and all of its agencies to the principles of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Global Compact initiative, making it the first country to endorse the compact at the government ... More >>
Conditions, Constitution Are Key to Iraq Transit'n
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:39 am | United Nations
Successful completion of the political transition in Iraq requires real progress in the security and living conditions of all Iraqis, as well as a constitutional process that is credible to all groups, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan ... More >>
Kosovo Envoy Meets With Serb Leaders in Belgrade
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:37 am | United Nations
Welcoming what he called "continued openness and progress in the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade," the head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today met in Belgrade with Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and other senior ... More >>
Call for Peaceful Resolution of Ethiopia Election
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:36 am | United Nations
In the days since Ethiopia's disputed elections sparked a wave of violent street protests in the capital, Addis Ababa, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has spoken several times to both Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and opposition ... More >>
Rights Team to Inquire into Violations in Togo
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:35 am | United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, is sending a fact-finding team to Togo next week to investigate allegations of rights violations in the wake of the West African country's recent elections. Ms. Arbour has appointed human rights ... More >>
Secretary-General To Send Envoy To Bolivia
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:35 am | United Nations
Concerned about the "critical juncture" Bolivia finds itself in, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced that he will send a personal envoy to the country to observe the situation, in response to an invitation from its Government. More >>
Congo: Urban Angolan Refugees to Be Airlifted Home
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:34 am | United Nations
As part of its ongoing voluntary repatriation programme to Angola, the United Nations refugee agency is scheduled to fly home over the next two weeks some 303 Angolan refugees who have been living in cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Agency Urges Kyrgyzstan to Stop Deporting Uzbecks
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:33 am | United Nations
Following the forced return of four Uzbek men who fled to Kyrgyzstan after last month's deadly crackdown in the town of Andijan, the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) today urged the Kyrgyz Government to cease all further deportations ... More >>
African Child Deaths Could Reach 5 Million By 2015
Monday, 13 June 2005, 11:28 am | United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned today that some 5 million African children will die by 2015 if donor countries stick to a "business as usual" approach to development on the continent. More >>
Genocide Trial Of Former Rwandan Minister
Monday, 13 June 2005, 10:55 am | United Nations
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for Rwanda today began the trial of a former Rwandan education minister on charges that included directing a massacre against people who had taken refuge in hospitals – despite his refusal to attend the proceedings. More >>
Central Asian Commitment To Improve Education
Monday, 13 June 2005, 10:52 am | United Nations
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today said it was pleased with Central Asian government plans to speed up common education reform in the face of limited resources for investment in the education sector. More >>
