Europe

Cyprus: Annan hails agreement by Clerides and Denktash to start negotiations

4 December 2001
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the agreement reached today by Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, to meet next year.

UN to honour grassroots leaders in fight against drug abuse, crime, terrorism

4 December 2001
A human rights activist and an anti-drug advocate are among the four winners of the United Nations Vienna Civil Society Award for their outstanding contributions to the global campaign against drug abuse, crime and terrorism.

Cyprus: Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash to meet face-to-face on Tuesday

3 December 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for seizing the opportunity presented by tomorrow's high-level face-to-face meeting on Cyprus, according to a United Nations spokesman.

UN tribunal denies Ireland's request to stop opening of UK nuclear processing plant

3 December 2001
The United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today denied a plea by Ireland for an injunction to halt the opening of a United Kingdom facility that it claimed will cause harm to the nearby marine environment.

Yugoslav war crimes defendant granted provisional release by UN Tribunal

3 December 2001
A former Yugoslav Army commander charged with murder and attacks on civilians during the 1991 siege of Dubrovnik has been granted a provisional release, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said today.

UN Bosnia and Herzegovina mission on target to complete mandate in 2002

3 December 2001
With the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) progressing towards the completion next year of its core mandate, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has suggested that a smaller police operation take over the continued monitoring and assistance needed to preserve what has been achieved.

Annan recommends six-month extension of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

30 November 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a six-month extension in the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), according to a document released today at UN Headquarters in New York.

UNEP hails Dutch financial backing in run-up to UN environment summit

28 November 2001
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today said the decision by the Netherlands to almost double its contribution to the agency’s core budget was a welcome show of support in advance of next year’s UN forum on sustainable development.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN dismisses three police linked to past war crimes

27 November 2001
The Commissioner of the United Nations International Police Task Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina has dismissed three Bosnian Serb police officers who were linked to atrocities against non-Serbs in the town of Foca during the Bosnian war, the UN announced today.

Steps are needed to speed up work of UN tribunals, Security Council told

27 November 2001
The Presidents of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia today outlined to the Security Council ways of speeding up the trials of high-ranking war criminals.