United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be awarded the 2001 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding during a visit to Washington, D.C., on Monday, Mr. Annan's spokesman announced today.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today held talks in Washington, D.C., with President George Bush on a range of pressing issues and regional hotspots, including Afghanistan.
After a visit to “ground zero” -- the site of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center -- members of the United Nations Security Council today reiterated their commitment to pursue the fight against terrorism.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for talks with President George W. Bush and other senior officials, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.
For the tenth year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
Two United Nations experts today began a week-long visit to Colombia to assess the impact of conflict on women as well as their role in the peace-building process.
The special adviser on Colombia for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the Government and rebels to restart that country's peace process, urging the two sides to meet before the current agreement on the demilitarized zone ends early next year.
A United Nations human rights expert today expressed concern over a military order recently signed by the United States President, saying it strikes at core principles of the rule of law.
The impact of terrorist attacks against the United States on the global economy will figure high on the agenda in discussions between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and key international financial officials in Ottawa this weekend, his spokesman announced today.
