Europe

UN and EBU leaders meet on next month's Information Summit

26 November 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and two senior officials from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), President Arne Wessberg and Secretary-General Jean Stock, today discussed the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, next month.
Asylum seekers in Europe stand to lose out

UN refugee agency criticizes draft European Union asylum legislation

24 November 2003
The head of the United Nations refugee agency issued a stark warning today that a crucial piece of European Union (EU) asylum legislation risked resulting in a substantial deterioration in standards – to the point of being at variance with established international law.

Security Council extends UN Cyprus force for another six months

24 November 2003
The Security Council today unanimously extended the mandate of the 40-year-old United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months, and urged the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to rescind all remaining restrictions on the mission in the divided Mediterranean island.

Senior UN official meets with Georgia's acting president

24 November 2003
A senior United Nations official today met with the acting president of Georgia and confirmed the continued commitment of the world body to the Georgian-Abkhaz peace process in the north western region of the country.
Kofi Annan

Annan urges parties in Georgia to talk

22 November 2003
Reacting to the volatile situation in Georgia, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged talks aimed at resolving the country's crisis.

Annan urges restraint amid Georgia's simmering political tensions

21 November 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the political leaders of Georgia to do their utmost to peacefully resolve the country's current tensions.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Annan strongly condemns latest terrorist bombings in Turkey

20 November 2003
United Nations Secretary-General today strongly condemned the latest terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on the British consulate and the HSBC headquarters in which at least 26 people were killed.
UN Security Council in session

Security Council denounces attacks in Turkey, reaffirms fight against terror

20 November 2003
The United Nations Security Council today denounced the latest bombings in Istanbul, Turkey, saying the attacks have only hardened its resolve to fight terrorism.

UN war crimes tribunal indicts former Croatian Serb leader

18 November 2003
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has indicted a former Croatian Serb leader for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Kofi Annan and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Annan and Italian President discuss Middle East hotspots

16 November 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi today discussed the troubled Middle East region, focusing on the importance of restoring calm to Iraq.