The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced a Bosnian Serb man to 17 years in prison for the massacre of more than 200 men in August 1992.
Countries worldwide should not shrink from confronting sensitive issues of sexual and reproductive health, and all nations should provide free public primary schooling, according to two United Nations human rights reports.
An international treaty to ensure the genetic plant diversity that is vital for human survival will come into force this summer following its ratification by 12 European countries and the European Community, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.
With 60 per cent of trafficked women in a major Italian city coming from Nigeria, the United Nations justice institute said it was organizing an international meeting in Turin tomorrow, aimed at stopping the trafficking in human beings from Nigeria to Italy.
Launching Kosovo's Standards Implementation Plan today, two weeks after deadly violence rocked the province, the top United Nations envoy for Kosovo, Harri Holkeri, said the plan "is not a panacea, but it is a start."
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today submitted to Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders his final plan to settle the Cyprus problem before its entry into the European Union on 1 May, urging them to "seize this chance for peace" in a reunified nation.
United Nations Secretary-General met separately today with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot delegations in Switzerland to receive their reactions to the draft plan to reunify the island nation before its entry into the European Union on 1 May.
Saying crimes against civilians can never be justified, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed his dismay at the series of terrorist bombings and other violent attacks in Uzbekistan in the past two days.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today paid tribute to the New York-based British journalist Alistair Cooke, presenter of the famous "Letter from America" radio segment, who has died.
The top United Nations envoy for Kosovo announced today he is setting up a review body to study the UN mission's response to the deadly violence in the province earlier this month and to make recommendations on how it can react better in future crises.
