United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on Kosovo Serb leaders to work to promote government reform and other key goals in the UN-run province, saying he was “seriously concerned” by the slow progress and setbacks in recent months.
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Georgia until 31 March, and emphasized it would keep a close watch on events in the troubled country.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reacted today with sadness to the recent death of Johannes Rau, the former Federal President of Germany, and paid tribute to his legacy of reconciliation with Israel and Poland.
During an historic Holocaust remembrance ceremony held today in a packed United Nations General Assembly Hall, senior UN officials joined their voices with those of survivors to pay tribute to the 6 million who perished in the horror while pledging to prevent future genocides.
About 500 people gathered at the United Nations Office at Nairobi today to mark the first International Day of Commemoration in honour of the 6 million Holocaust victims.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal and plan of action on Cyprus was reviewed today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in a meeting between the two leaders at Davos, Switzerland.
Mirroring activities organized by the United Nations across the world, the UN's Office at Geneva today held a ceremony to mark the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust under the theme 'Remembrance and Beyond.'
The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo today paid tribute to the character and vision of its late president, Ibrahim Rugova, and urged the people of the province to carry through with his vision of unity and stability.
With the Russian federation facing its coldest winter in over 25 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for urgently needed funds to resume food rations for thousands of people in Chechnya and Ingushetia.
Given the need for international will to prevent further genocide, a United Nations outreach official expressed satisfaction last night that members of diverse national delegations together viewed a film about the experience of surviving Buchenwald concentration camp.
