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Annan Recommends Extending UN Mission in Burundi
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:26 am | United Nations
Progress has been made in Burundi's peace process, but it is not yet irreversible and the peacebuilding United Nations Office in Burundi (ONUB) should maintain its strength of more than 5,000 personnel as its mandate is extended for another six ... More >>
Senior UN Relief Official Receives Award
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:25 am | United Nations
United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has been recognized for his work as a humanitarian worker and peace broker on behalf of victims worldwide. More >>
UNESCO Chief on Killing of Afghan TV Personality
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:24 am | United Nations
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the assassination of a former host of a controversial Afghan television music show. More >>
One Dead, Nine Wounded in Clash at Darfur Camp
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:22 am | United Nations
One person died and nine others were injured in a recent clash between police and merchants in Darfur's largest camp of about 150,000 people who fled fighting in the remote region, the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said today. More >>
Annan Welcomes New Regulations for Epidemics
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:21 am | United Nations
Spurred on by outbreaks of communicable diseases over the past 30 years, the United Nations health agency's policy-making body today adopted a new set of regulations governing responses from Governments and international bodies and UN Secretary-General ... More >>
Secretary-General Heading to Ethiopia and Sudan
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:20 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will co-chair a pledging conference on Thursday to support the African Union's (AU) mission in the Darfur region of western Sudan, where for the past two years rebels have been waging a war against the Government ... More >>
UN War Crimes Tribunal Reduces Sentence of Rwandan
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:19 am | United Nations
The United Nations tribunal investigating the 1994 mass killings in Rwanda today reduced the life sentence of a Hutu militia leader convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and incitement to 45 years in prison because it found his rights ... More >>
Assembly Approves New Health Emergency Regulations
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:18 am | United Nations
Spurred on by outbreaks of communicable diseases over the past 30 years, especially avian flu and SARS recently, the United Nations health agency’s policy-making body today adopted a new set of regulations governing responses from Governments and international ... More >>
Refugees, Prizing Education, Defer Return to Sudan
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:16 am | United Nations
In a Ugandan camp run by the United Nations refugee agency, southern Sudanese women and girls acknowledge that their access to free education has caused them to delay rushing back home, even though a peace accord went into effect in the region in January. More >>
Syrian Forces Verifiably Withdrawn From Lebanon
Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 12:23 am | United Nations
The United Nations verification mission sent to ensure that Syrian troops, military assets and its intelligence apparatus have fully withdrawn from Lebanon has reported that they pulled out of all areas, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today. More >>
Afghanistan Envoy: Punishment for All Prison Abuse
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:37 am | United Nations
Reacting to a press report on the abuse of prisoners by coalition forces in Afghanistan, the senior United Nations envoy in the country today said those responsible must be punished and pledged stepped-up efforts to protect the rights of arrested and ... More >>
UN Burundi Mission Probes Deaths of 2 Peacekeepers
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:36 am | United Nations
Two South African soldiers with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Burundi were dead today, one of them allegedly killed by a volley of gunshots from a companion who then shot himself to death, leaving four others in the group wounded, a UN spokesman ... More >>
UN Official Concludes Preliminary Talks on Cyprus
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:35 am | United Nations
The top United Nations political affairs official today wrapped up a series of preliminary talks with a senior Cypriot envoy on the Cyprus issue, ahead of an expected visit to the region at the end of the month. More >>
Fewer Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:34 am | United Nations
Continuing a downward trend in asylum numbers, fewer people have applied for asylum in industrialized countries in the first three months of this year compared to the last quarter and over same period in 2004, said the United Nations refugee agency ... More >>
UN Expert on Executions Requests Uzbekistan Visit
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:32 am | United Nations
The United Nations expert on summary or arbitrary executions today requested an invitation from the Government of Uzbekistan for an “urgent” visit following reports that hundreds of people were killed in the eastern city of Andijan last weekend when Government ... More >>
New Influx of Rwandan Asylum Seekers in Burundi
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:31 am | United Nations
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed concern for thousands of Rwandans living in crude, makeshift encampments along the Burundian border, desperate to escape retribution from village courts set up to try people suspected of involvement in ... More >>
Fear of Clashes Drives Colombians From Their Homes
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:30 am | United Nations
Fear of Clashes Drives More Than 1,000 Colombians From Their Homes in Northwest – UN More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mission in Timor-Leste Ends
Monday, 23 May 2005, 11:29 am | United Nations
The United Nations ends one era of its work in Timor-Leste and begins another this week as its support mission officially closes it doors, while a new UN political office gears up to help ensure the country continues its journey toward self-sufficiency ... More >>
West African Leaders Play Positive Role in Togo
Friday, 20 May 2005, 11:45 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today thanked the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the constructive role they played in the crisis over political succession in Togo that erupted with the death of long-time ... More >>
Experts Named to Monitor UN Arms Embargo on Congo
Friday, 20 May 2005, 11:44 am | United Nations
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named five experts to monitor the Security Council arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a mandate expiring at the end of July. More >>
